A Vancouver man accused in robberies at a hotel and convenience store reportedly told a store clerk he was robbing her because his mother has cancer, according to court records.
Andrew J. Pablo, 25, made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first- and second-degree robbery in the separate cases. The first-degree robbery charge was previously filed against Pablo in the convenience store robbery, in which a firearm was allegedly used, court records show.
At about 5:10 a.m. May 26, a clerk at E-Z Mart, 9511 N.E. 76th St., was robbed at gunpoint by two men shortly after opening the store. The suspects approached the counter, and one of the men, later identified as Pablo, told the clerk to “open the drawer and give us all of the money.” The other man went around the counter, holding a firearm in his hand, but Pablo told him to put the gun away, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The clerk handed Pablo the money, and as he pocketed it, he told her, “I am sorry, but my mother has cancer.” Both men ran from the store, and as they fled, instructed the clerk not to call police, the affidavit states.
