An Albemarle County man is in custody following an armed robbery at the Mark Street Café on Rio Road on Wednesday.
Evin Jose Yanez-Zavala, 22, is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail on an armed robbery charge in the 2:30 p.m. incident, according to Albemarle County Police.
A store clerk was assaulted during the encounter, according to police.
Yanez-Zavala displayed a butcher knife and demanded money from the register. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled the scene on foot.
A short time later, officers encountered the suspect on Hillsdale Drive where he was taken into custody without incident.
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