A Vancouver man appeared Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court after allegedly trying to rob at gunpoint a man selling an iPhone last week.
Brian F. Sanchagrin, 41 — aka Brian Hershfield and Brian King, according to court records — was arrested Saturday on suspicion of first-degree robbery, displaying a weapon, third-degree theft and a community custody violation.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, police were called about 1:45 p.m. Friday to the Chase Bank branch near Vancouver Mall for a reported robbery.
An officer arrived and contacted the victim, Frank Walker, 18. Walker told police he had been communicating with Sanchagrin online through OfferUp.com, an online marketplace, about selling an iPhone.
Walker said Sanchagrin got into the back seat of his car about five minutes before police arrived. Sanchagrin pulled out a bunch of cash, what appeared to be $10,000 in $100 bills. He then asked to see the phone Walker was selling, according to court records.
When Walker handed the phone over, Sanchagrin said something to the effect of, “We’re done here,” court records say, and then he tried to leave.
Walker tried to grab his phone back, but Sanchagrin pulled up his shirt to reveal a pistol tucked into his waistband. Sanchagrin asked, “You want to get crazy?” Walker raised his hands and replied that he did not, he said, then asked Sanchagrin to get out of the car, the affidavit states.
According to court records, Sanchagrin pulled the gun from his pants and pointed it at Walker’s head. Sanchagrin got out of the vehicle with Walker’s phone and did not pay the $260 asking price.
Walker provided police with a photo of Sanchagrin, and it matched an old booking photo, according to court records.
A witness told police she saw Sanchagrin pull up his shirt to expose the pistol and also identified Sanchagrin in photographs.
Sanchagrin’s bail was set at $100,000. He will be arraigned Sept. 14, court records show.
