MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced Police arrested a convicted felon in connection with an armed robbery at an event venue.
Merced police were called out to the Italo-American Lodge on 18th and U streets after 7 p.m. Saturday.
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A witness said a man with a gun in his waistband entered the lodge, and stole clothes before leaving.
45-year-old Robert Solis, who has a felony arrest warrant, was found a block away and a loaded firearm was found nearby.
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Officers discovered that the gun was recently reported stolen.
Solis was taken into custody and booked in the Merced county jail.