GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Police are searching for a Garfield Heights man accused of armed robbery in an incident that began as an attempt to sell a cellphone through the OfferUp app.

Jamie Wilson is wanted in the robbery that happened about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday near East 126th Street and Granger Road, according to a Garfield Heights police report.

The seller told police Wilson pulled out a gun, grabbed the cellphone from him and ran away, the report says.

Officers tracked Wilson to a home on East 126th Street, the report says. Police recovered evidence but Wilson was gone by the time the arrived, according to the report. Police did not say how they identified Wilson as the suspect.

Arrest warrants were issued Thursday for Wilson who has been charged with aggravated robbery and kidnapping, Garfield Heights Sgt. Todd Cramer said.

Anyone with information on Wilson’s whereabouts is asked to call Garfield Heights police at 216-475-1234.

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