Jungle Room Robber Indicted: Sheriff

CORNELIUS, OR — The man suspected of robbing the Jungle Room in Cornelius at knifepoint this past December was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury last month on charges of robbery, theft, and unlawful use of a weapon.

Diego Angel Sanchez-Lopez, 23, is currently being detained on a U.S. Marshal's hold in Multnomah County. He is ineligible for bail.

Sanchez-Lopez was reportedly arrested by Hillsboro police in connection with a different armed robbery in late May. That charge has been dismissed, according to court records, so Sanchez-Lopez can be tried for his alleged crimes in a U.S. District Court — which apparently include the robbery in Cornelius that occurred Dec. 16, 2017.

Around 12 p.m. that Saturday, Washington County Sheriff's deputies serving the city of Cornelius were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Jungle Room, 1034 E. Baseline St.

According to witnesses, the suspect — later identified as Sanchez-Lopez — walked into the lounge and directly behind the bar where he pulled off his backpack and pulled out a knife before taking more than $3,000 in cash.

Surveillance video of the brazen daytime robbery was released by law enforcement and shared on the WCSO Twitter account a few days after it happened.

If convicted of the robbery charge alone, Sanchez-Lopez could be sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

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