Manuel Alfred Cisneros II, 63, of Wheatland, Pa., was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, after reportedly entering the Dollar Tree store in Middlefield Dec. 19 saying he had dynamite strapped to his chest and demanding money, according to local law enforcement.
Manuel Alfred Cisneros II, 63, of Wheatland, Pa., was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, after reportedly entering the Dollar Tree store in Middlefield Dec. 19 saying he had dynamite strapped to his chest and demanding money, according to local law enforcement.
Middlefield police Lt. Aaron Graley said in a press release a male entered the store at 15420 W. High Street at about 10:13 a.m. and made a threat to an employee, demanding money from the cash register.
“A male came in with road flares taped to his body and said they were dynamite,” said Middlefield Police Chief Joe Tucholski Dec. 22, adding the clerk gave him the money he demanded.
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The suspect then reportedly fled the area in a white or silver Hyundai with an out-of-state license plate. Middlefield police investigators identified a potential suspect and put out a BOLO — be on the look out — to other law enforcement agencies, police said.
“Our guys were able to identify the vehicle and track it,” Tucholski added. “It turned up in Hermitage, Pa., and he was arrested in Pennsylvania.”
While in Hermitage, Cisneros reportedly trespassed into an occupied home, Hermitage Police Department Deputy Chief Chad Nych said Dec. 23.
Cisneros was taken into custody and charged with three counts of aggravated assault on police officers during his arrest, criminal trespass of an occupied structure, three counts of terroristic threats, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia, Nych said.
He added Cisneros is being held in the Mercer County jail.
According to Mercer County District Court 35-2-02, Cisneros had a preliminary arraignment Dec. 20 and his bond was set at $100,000 cash. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Dec. 30.
