Police dog catches suspected Marysville espresso stand robber

Published 7:16 pm Monday, December 7, 2015

MARYSVILLE — A man accused of robbing a Marysville-area espresso stand was on the run for about 30 minutes Sunday before getting caught.

A police dog found the man in a culvert in some nearby woods, about a half-mile from the scene.

The 29-year-old Monroe man “claimed that his car just broke down and he was resting in the mud,” according to the Snohomish County sheriff’s Facebook page. “He was also missing his shirt.”

The robbery was reported about 11 a.m. at the coffee stand at Carleton Farm, along Sunnyside Boulevard SE, just north of the U.S. 2 trestle.

The suspect wore a mask and had climbed partially through the stand’s window. He pointed a black handgun at the barista, a 20-year-old woman, cocked the weapon and demanded her car keys, according to the arrest report filed in Everett District Court. He eventually ran off with the money, dropping bills along the way.

The barista was crying and shaking when police arrived, and said she thought the man was going to shoot her as he rifled through the cash register.

A neighbor found the suspect’s mask in her front yard and flagged down a police officer. The gun was found nearby.

Others also had reported seeing a man running along Highway 204.

He was booked into jail for investigation of robbery and burglary.

Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.