CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to an armed robbery Monday morning at the Stripes convenience store along Port and Tarlton.
It was around 4:30 a.m. when police said a man riding a bike showed up at the Stripes with a gun. The store clerk was not harmed, but the suspect did initially get away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
After a short search was conducted by police the suspect was found and apprehended near Greenwood and Horne on his bike. He has been identified as 19-year-old Kyle Phelps.
Phelps faces a charge of aggravated robbery.
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