Man Arrested On Suspicion of Threatening And Robbing San Diego Resident

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was in custody Sunday on suspicion of threatening another man with a metal pole and robbing him in downtown San Diego.

Around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, a resident taking out trash in the 100 block of 14th Street, a couple of blocks east of Petco Park, was approached by the suspect, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Ruben Jimenez Jr., approached the man with a metal pole and demanded his wallet. He then fled with the wallet the man handed him, according to officials.

The victim filed a report with the sheriff's office, and later in the day saw him a few blocks away, outside a Bank of America in the 1400 block of Main Street, and informed officials.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene and took Jimenez into custody.

Detectives served a search warrant and when they searched his home, they allegedly found the vehicle believed to have been used in the robbery and also recovered the metal pole and the victim's wallet.

Jimenez was arrested for suspicion of robbery and resisting arrest. He was booked into the San Diego Central Jail.

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