Man arrested for allegedly robbing Ramona resident taking out trash

Sheriff deputy’s patch. (Photo credit OnScene.TV) A man was in custody Sunday on suspicion of threatening another man with a metal pole and robbing him in Ramona. Around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, a resident of Terre at Oak Apartments, who was taking out trash in the 100 block of 14th Street, was approached by the suspect, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Ruben Jimenez Jr., approached the man with a metal pole and demanded his wallet. He then fled with the wallet the man handed him, according to officials. The victim filed a report with the sheriff’s office, and later in the day saw him a few blocks away, outside a Bank of America in the 1400 block of Main Street, and informed officials. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and took Jimenez into custody. Detectives served a search warrant and when they searched his home, they allegedly found the vehicle believed to have been used in the robbery and also recovered the metal pole and the victim’s wallet. Jimenez was arrested for suspicion of robbery and resisting arrest. He was booked into the San Diego Central Jail. City News Service contributed to this article.