Man loses ‘gambling spree,’ then holds bartender at knifepoint, steals $4K, OR cops say
A 41-year-old man is accused of holding a bartender at knifepoint and stealing thousands after losing lottery games at a restaurant, police said.
The man lost a “gambling spree” while playing Oregon Lottery games at the Sound Lounge in Grants Pass on Nov. 8, the Grants Pass Police Department said.
He later returned to the restaurant and held the bartender at knifepoint, police said.
Police said he ran off with $4,000 in cash and the bartender’s phone.
A surveillance camera caught the man robbing the restaurant, police said. He was arrested on Monday, Nov. 14, on charges of first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and first-degree theft.
Grants Pass is about 140 miles south of Eugene.
This story was originally published November 15, 2022 at 4:47 PM with the headline "Man loses ‘gambling spree,’ then holds bartender at knifepoint, steals $4K, OR cops say."
