Robbery Suspect Caught by Video

On April 1, 2014, at about 9:15 AM, a female was robbed at gun point in her driveway in the 600 block of S. Barnett Avenue. On April 2, 2014, detectives from the Robbery Unit located a residence across the street from this offense location with a surveillance system. Detectives were able to retrieve footage from the camera and identified a suspect vehicle. This information was passed on to the officers on the Metro Task Force who subsequently found this vehicle and arrested Eric Magana for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Magana was transported to Police Headquarters where he was interviewed by Robbery detectives. As a result of this outstanding arrest and interview, Magana was charged with Aggravated Robbery. Detectives walked a warrant for Aggravated Robbery on Magana with a bond amount of $100,000. Detectives also recovered several items from Magana’s vehicle which had been taken in other aggravated robbery offenses. Robbery detectives are investigating these additional offenses.