Police: Man robbed of drinking money he stole from gas station

A Des Moines man told police he robbed a gas station because he needed money to drink at a nearby bar but was robbed after being followed there.

Just after 11 p.m. Monday, police were called to a QuikTrip gas station on Hubbell Avenue on a robbery report. While on the way to the convenience store, police found a man matching the description of the robbery suspect, later identified as Christopher Voshell, 24.

Voshell admitted to police he had taken the money from the gas station, according to the report, saying he needed the money to drink at Cheapseats Sports bar, less than a quarter mile away.

A gas station clerk told police the robber formed his hand like a gun to demand the money and estimated he took less than $200.

Voshell told police a black car was in the Quik Trip parking lot during the robbery, according to the report. The driver followed Voshell to the bar and told him to hand over the money. Voshell then admitted to the bartender he had just been caught robbing a gas station, according to the report. The bartender told him to leave the bar and police found him after walking south on Hubbell .

According to Polk County arrest logs, police arrested Voshell on charges of aggravated theft and violation of probation.