SEATAC, Wash. — A trooper arrested three robbery suspects in Chehalis after a jewelry heist in SeaTac Monday night.
After 6 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a robbery at the Sleep Inn Motel in the 20400 block of International Boulevard.
Deputies said the victim, a jewelry courier, was walking to his room when he was assaulted by three masked men.
The suspects took the victim’s bag, which contained nearly $500,000 in jewelry. The suspects slashed one of the tires on the victim’s vehicle, then fled the scene.
According to deputies, two hours later a trooper spotted the suspect vehicle at an Arco gas station in Chehalis.
The three suspects were arrested and taken to the King County, where they will be booked for robbery.
A search warrant will be obtained Tuesday to search for and recover the jewelry believed to be in the suspect vehicle.