The Pella Police Department has announced that they have identified and arrested 51-year-old Pella resident Kurtis Spoelstra as the suspect in a robbery attempt at El Charro Mexican Restaurant Sunday night.

According to Pella PD, Spoelstra entered the restaurant at 514 Main Street in Pella at approximately 7 pm with the intent to get money from the business. He demanded cash from the clerk and waved a bag at him while telling him to put the money in it and keeping his other hand in his pocket to instill fear of injury to the clerk. Shortly after entering, Spoelstra left the restaurant without obtaining any money, after the clerk pointed out the surveillance cameras. The Pella Police Department identified Spoelstra after receiving tips from community members, and he later admitted to officers that he had committed the robbery attempt.

Spoelstra is charged with robbery in the second degree, a class C Felony.