A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating up another man at Pioneer Park in Lacey and stealing his gun.
Raymond Lorenzo Banuelos, 33, faces one possible count of second-degree robbery in Thurston County Superior Court.
Officers with the Tumwater Police Department responded to Pioneer Park the evening of Wednesday, June 24, for a report of a robbery.
The victim reported that a man he had gone to the river with, allegedly identified as Banuelos, “had become angry” after the victim denied him alcohol, according to court documents.
Banuelos allegedly punched the victim several times before through the victim's backpack in search of the alcohol.
The victim sustained a forehead laceration that bled onto his face, hands and shirt, according to court documents.
Banuelos allegedly found the victim’s gun, a PX4 Beretta, and fled the scene with the gun.
He was soon located exiting one of the park’s trails and was taken into custody without incident.
A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 attempted to locate the gun, with no success.
Banuelos had a preliminary hearing in Thurston County Superior Court on Thursday, June 25.
Charges had not been formally filed as of Friday afternoon, but Banuelos had an arraignment hearing scheduled for Wednesday, July 1.
