Police: Man used gun in parking lot robbery


Carrillo

Carrillo

A business deal gone bad in a fast-food parking lot has a 29-year-old man facing criminal charges.

Victor Manuel Carrillo was arrested Sept. 11 on suspicion of armed robbery after police say he pulled out a handgun and robbed a person he had arranged to meet around 9:15 p.m. Sept. 7 in front of the McDonald’s on E. Avenida de Los Arboles in Thousand Oaks.

“The victim and suspect had previously engaged in business transactions with one another without incident,” the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Carrillo, who police described as a transient, was found four days after the alleged crime in a motel room in Camarillo. Detectives took him into custody without incident, police said.

Carrillo is currently free on bond and was due in court Sept. 18.

Acorn staff report