Killeen Police Arrest Suspect in Motel Robbery
Officers responded to La Quinta Inn located at 1112 S. Fort Hood Street, at approximately 10:44 p.m., on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, after receiving a call from the desk clerk advising the motel had just been robbed.
Officers arrived and were told that a black male suspect entered the lobby and demanded money from the desk clerk while displaying a weapon. The clerk complied and the suspect fled northbound on foot.
At approximately 11:20 p.m., officers located the suspect in the area of Hallmark Avenue and he was taken into custody without incident and is currently in the Killeen City Jail awaiting arraignment.
Jeff Donohue
Chief of Staff
Killeen Police Department