Suspect Arrested After Attempted Rite Aid Robbery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man has been arrested, after reportedly trying to rob the Rite Aid on Richmond Road.

Police say they were called to the Rite Aid at around 10:40 a.m.

They say the man entered the store, and told the clerk he had a bomb strapped to his chest and demanded money.

Officers say the employee refused the man’s demands, at which point the suspect ran from the store, grabbing a purse from a woman who was walking through the parking lot, and took off down Patchen Drive.

Police set up a perimeter around the area, and eventually found the suspect Fernando A. Gomez on Gribbon Drive behind the Extended Stay Hotel.

Officials say FGomez was charged with Robbery 1st, Robbery 2nd, and Tampering with Physical Evidence.