A transient was arrested Monday after he allegedly robbed the Canyon Country Home Depot, stealing multiple headlamps.

Around 2:25 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the Home Depot in the 20600 block of Golden Triangle Road in Canyon Country regarding a robbery in progress, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. 

“According to the call for service, a male adult suspect was involved in a physical altercation with a loss prevention employee after allegedly taking multiple headlamps from the store without paying,” Miller said. “When confronted by the employee, the encounter escalated into a physical struggle.”

Deputies responding to the robbery call located the suspect, J Garcia Armenta, 22, a transient, and arrested him on felony robbery charges, Miller said.

Garcia Armenta was transported and booked into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station jail and remains in custody as of Tuesday evening on $50,000 bail, Miller added.

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