An unknown suspect got away with less than $200 after robbing
three field workers today with a single-barrel shotgun on
Scagliotti Road.
HOLLISTER
An unknown suspect got away with less than $200 after robbing three field workers today with a single-barrel shotgun on Scagliotti Road.
The armed robbery occurred at 12:50 p.m. today in a field in the 900 block of Scagliotti Road, between San Felipe and Fairview Roads, sheriff’s Lt. Roy Iler said. At the time, three workers were in a field working when a black sport utility vehicle – either a Toyota 4Runnner or a Nissan Pathfinder from around 2000 – pulled up to one of the workers sitting in a car near the field. The suspect got out of the vehicle with a single-barrel shotgun and in Spanish, told the man to give him his wallet and money.
The suspect then shot a round toward the ground to “show he meant business,” Iler said.
The victim gave the suspect his wallet and cell phone. The suspect then proceeded to get the wallets from the two other men who were in the field. After doing so, the suspect got in his vehicle and left, headed westbound on Fallon Road.
Authorities report that the suspect got less than $200 and a cell phone.
He is described as a 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 215 pounds and Hispanic, with a shaved head and face. He was wearing a black-and-white Pendleton shirt and black pants during the robbery.
If you have any information about this incident, call Detective Ed Nino with the sheriff’s office at 636-4080.
