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Raleigh bar patron robbed; suspect nabbed at NCSU

A man was arrested shortly after police say he robbed someone sitting at a Raleigh sports bar Wednesday afternoon.

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Raleigh armed robbery suspect
RALEIGH, N.C. — A man was arrested shortly after police say he robbed someone sitting at a Raleigh sports bar Wednesday afternoon. 

The suspect, whose name was not released, robbed the man at The Players Retreat on Oberlin Road and fled on foot toward the North Carolina State University campus, police said.

He was caught by campus police, who turned him over to the Raleigh Police Department. Police say he was armed, but didn't provide details about the weapon.

The victim was not hurt.

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