Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested: Police

TIGARD, OR — A Plaid Pantry clerk was hurt during an unsuccessful armed robbery attempt in Tigard early Monday, but he was still able to help catch the suspect, according to Tigard police.

Arnold Luis Barriga, 45, was taken to Washington County Jail following his arrest. He is reportedly charged with robbery, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon.

The 24-year-old Plaid Pantry clerk reportedly called Tigard police just after 3 a.m. July 16. Speaking to dispatchers, the clerk said he'd been beaten with a gun during an attempted robbery at 15995 S.W. Hall Blvd.

The clerk apparently put up enough of a struggle that the suspect — later identified as Barriga — abandoned the robbery and fled empty-handed and on foot into the surrounding neighborhood.

While emergency responders provided medical care to the injured clerk, Tigard K9 officers tracked Barriga about a quarter-mile to where he was hiding in a car. Barriga was arrested there reportedly without incident.

Upon Barriga's arrest, police learned the weapon he'd allegedly used in his attempted robbery — and to beat the clerk — was a pellet gun.

Image via Tigard Police Department