Bloomington police have arrested 20 year old Juan Ramon Rivera after he admitted to robbing a McDonalds located at 2819 E. 3rd Street in Bloomington.
Officers responded to the incident early Tuesday morning. Before authorites arrived, the suspect had fled. The suspect was described to be wearing a clown mask during the robbery where he allegedly held a semi-automatic handgun to a manager's head and took around $900 in cash before getting away. No injuries were reported.
Witnesses believed the suspect to be a former McDonald's employee and through statements made by witnesses, detectives used a search warrant to search Rivera's apartment. Rivera confessed to the robbery and said he did it to pay rent.
Rivera faces charges of Robbery a Level 3 Felony and Criminal Confinement a Level 3 Felony.