Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 25-year-old man with robbery in connection with the holdup of a drive-through coffee stand Thursday.

John W. Robinson was charged Friday with one count of first-degree robbery.

Court documents gave this account:

Sheriff’s deputies came to June’s Place coffee stand in the 2900 block of 112th Street East after an employee said a man had entered the stand, waived a handgun and demanded cash.

The employee backed away and the man grabbed cash from the register and fled.

Two witnesses said the man ran in front of their vehicle and they saw him put something in the back of a white truck, then drive off. One witness called 911 as the two followed the robber.

Deputies found an unoccupied vehicle and a police dog tracked a suspect through a field. Deputies arrested the man and identified him as Robinson.

The police dog found a hooded sweatshirt that matched what the robber was wearing. Deputies also found a handgun in the bushes and money in a recycling bin.

Robinson reportedly told deputies he had a drug addiction.

Stacey Mulick, The News Tribune