CORVALLIS, Ore. – A robbery near NW 14th Street and NW 14th Place in Corvallis led to the arrest of a suspect on Friday afternoon, according to the Corvallis Police Department.
CPD officials said that the incident involved a male suspect in his 20s assaulting and robbing 81-year-old Robert Henderson. The suspect implied he had a firearm and engaged in a physical altercation, stealing Henderson’s cell phone before fleeing. Henderson was not injured, and his phone was recovered nearby.
Officers quickly searched the area but initially did not find the suspect. Further investigation identified the suspect as 29-year-old Austin Alan Bartell…