Man Arrested for Robbing Allsup's After Card is Declined

SAN ANGELO, TX – A man was arrested on Tuesday after robbing an Allsup's at gunpoint.

On May 28, the San Angelo Police Department were dispatched to the Allsup's on Arden for the report of a robbery. When Police arrived they met with the clerk William Nelson about what had occurred that night.

Nelson told police that a man had walked into the store and attempted to purchase multiple items. He tried to use a debit card but it was declined. After the card was declined the man hung around the convenience store until Nelson asked him to leave.

The man left but returned with a pistol to rob the Allsup's. According to the affidavit, he went inside, pointed the gun at Nelson, and demanded all of the money in the register.

Police then looked at the surveillance video and received multiple still pictures of the man dressed in a brown jacket with an orange beanie. Police investigated and found that the man lived at the nearby Arden Arms Apartment. They then spoke with the manager and asked if she had ever seen the man. She told them that his name was Zachary Lucero, 23, a resident that she had troubles with in the past. She told police that she recently dealt with an incident where Lucero threatened a maintenance man with a gun.

The detectives went to Lucero's apartment and instantly found drug paraphernalia and a bag that contained methamphetamine. He was then placed under arrest and questioned about what happened that night. Lucero admitted to being at the Allsup's and always carrying a gun on him, but he said that no crime was committed there by him that night.

Lucero is charged with aggravated robbery, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance. He is currently in the Tom Green County Jail on a $38,642 bond.