Circle K robbery suspect turns himself in to police

A Kennewick man was booked into the Benton County jail after being identified as a suspect in a Friday night burglary of a Circle K convenience store in the 5300 block of West Canal Drive.

Lee Torres, 26, walked into a Richland Circle K store and said he wanted to turn himself in. He told police that friends pressured him to surrender after the Kennewick Police Department identified him from grainy video footage in a Facebook post.

The department posted several images of the suspect and asked for the public’s help in identifying him.

Torres was booked on robbery charges.

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Circle K robbery suspect turns himself in to police."