BEAVERTON -- A 20-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night by Beaverton police and accused of holding up a Pizza Hut delivery driver with a replica gun.
The gun allegedly used shoots pellets rather than bullets but looks like a real firearm.
The suspect, Justin Allen Marshall, is in the Washington County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.
The incident leading to his arrest happened shortly before 8:27 p.m., said Detective Pam Yazzolino, spokeswoman for Beaverton police.
Yazzolino said a 26-year-old woman working as a delivery driver was near Southwest 150th Avenue and Gavin Court when she was approached by a man carrying what she thought was a gun.
The man demanded money from her, but she said she was delivering an order, Yazzolino said.
The robber grabbed the delivery person's work notebook, which held her receipts and $15 cash.
Yazzolino said the man struck the delivery person across the face with the notebook, knocking her to the ground.
The man then ran south toward Walker Road. Police dogs were called in and led officers to the notebook, Yazzolino said. Police later spotted a car containing two men, one of whom matched the description of the robber.
When police searched the car, they found several items linked to the robbery, including the money, a mask worn by the robber and a replica gun.
Yazzolino said the delivery person identified Marshall as the man who robbed her.
Marshall was held on accusations of first-degree robbery and unlawful use of a weapon. Additional details were not available. Yazzolino said the case remained under investigation.