DENVER (KDVR) — A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to an armed robbery of a jewelry store in Centennial on Monday , officials said Thursday.
Malachi Salus, 22, was arrested on Thursday at a hotel in Colorado Springs by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Colorado Springs Police SWAT team.
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Salus is accused of robbing Rocky Mountain Custom Jewelry and Loan on Monday afternoon, where he walked into the store at about 4 p.m., threatened an employee, stole jewelry and then fled on foot. A manhunt was underway as police searched for him, considering him an armed and dangerous suspect.
Investigators said Thursday that Salus is also linked to a bank robbery in Grand Junction that occurred on Oct. 22, and worked with the Grand Junction Police Department to obtain an arrest warrant.
As of Thursday night, Salus was in custody at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility where he is facing charges of aggravated robbery and theft.