BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Police arrested a 20-year-old Bloomington man Wednesday for robbing a McDonald's while wearing a clown mask.
Juan Ramon Rivera, 20, was arrested on preliminary charges of robbery and criminal confinement in connection to an armed robbery at the McDonald's restaurant located at 2819 E. 3rd Street in Bloomington.
Witnesses told police Rivera entered the restaurant wearing black clothing and a clown mask, and brandishing what appeared to be a black, semi-automatic handgun. The gun was later determined to have been a pellet gun.
According to police, Rivera held a gun to the manager's head and forced him into a back office, where he took approximately $900 in cash before fleeing.
No injuries were reported from the robbery.
Witnesses were able to point police toward Rivera, who was a former employee of that McDonald's. He had shown some of them the same mask the robber was wearing.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and served it on Rivera's apartment, where they located the clothing and mask worn during the robbery. They also found the pellet gun.
Rivera reportedly told investigators that he committed the robbery because he didn't have enough money to pay his rent.
Rivera was booked in to the Monroe County Jail. He faces two felony charges in connection to the robbery.
