He left a car and a gun behind, but now a robbery suspect is behind bars

A robbery suspect is heading to jail after eluding police for about a day.

Kennewick police learned Fernando Flores Jr., 22, was inside an apartment on the 1100 block of West 10th Avenue around noon Wednesday, Officer Roman Trujillo said.

Officers surrounded the building and called the alleged robber to give himself up. Flores walked out of the apartment and was arrested at 12:23 p.m.

He was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of first-degree robbery.

Police were hunting for Flores in connection with a Dec. 27 robbery at City Market in Kennewick. They also wanted to talk to him about two incidents last Saturday — an attempted robbery of Nob Hill Market in Kennewick and a robbery in Pasco.

Officers and U.S. Marshals spotted him in a white Chrysler 300 near Kennewick Avenue and Tweedt Street on Tuesday. When they signaled the car to stop, driver Alfonso J. Hernandez-Guizar, 34, sped off, leading police on a chase.

The Chrysler ended up on the lawn of Central Park Apartments at Seventh Avenue, and both men ran.

Officers tackled Hernandez-Guizar near Rainier Street and Fourth Avenue.

After searching the area for Flores for about an hour, police came away empty.

This story was originally published January 10, 2018 at 1:50 PM with the headline "He left a car and a gun behind, but now a robbery suspect is behind bars."