MAIDEN, NC — Police have arrested the man they say attempted to rob two people at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the victims were meeting in a business parking lot off Island Ford Road around 4:35pm Wednesday when a man approached them asking for money.
The suspect, 19-year-old Ryan Welch, showed a pistol while demanding money, but came up empty handed when the victim’s convinced him they had nothing.
Within an hour of police being called Welch was arrested and charged with Attempted Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon.
He is being held at the Catawba County Detention Center under a $15,000 bond.
