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Man arrested for Armed Robbery of Food Truck
(Posted 8/14/2020)

On Thursday 8/13/2020 at approximately 6:12 P.M., Yuba County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery had just occurred at a food truck located on River Oaks Boulevard in Plumas Lake. The suspect, later identified as 41-year-old Kevin Quinnett of Sacramento, had reportedly pointed a gun at the food truck operator and demanding money. After obtaining cash from the truck, Quinnett fled in a vehicle described as a gray station wagon, northbound on Hwy 70. Responding deputies spotted the vehicle on Hwy 70 and relayed information to other patrol units in the area, who then observed Quinnett’s vehicle pulling into the Walmart parking lot near Popeye’s Restaurant on North Beale Rd in Linda at approximately 6:18 P.M. Deputies then conducted a felony traffic stop on the suspect vehicle and Quinnett was detained without further incident. A loaded handgun and backpack containing the suspected stolen cash, was recovered from Quinnett’s vehicle. The victims positively identified Quinnett as the suspect who had committed to robbery. Quinnett was arrested and booked into the Yuba County Jail with a bail of $100,000 for robbery, assault with a firearm, felon in possession of a loaded handgun, felon in possession of ammunition, and driving on a suspended license.

Location: Plumas Lake

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