A man who police said had a loaded revolver inside a bag he was carrying was arrested inside the JC Penney store at the Mt. Shasta Mall over the weekend.
Ivan Martinez‑Chavarin, 31, of Madera County, was arrested on suspicion of robbery and firearm possession after officers responded to the shopping center for a report of a robbery in progress at JC Penney, the Redding Police Department said in a news release on its Facebook page.
The attempted robbery was reported just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28…