UPDATE: Sparks police arrest three in 7-Eleven robbery

From left to right: Julien Andrew Cohenour , Lidia Kassandra Lomas. and Jazmin Ruiz Lopez.
From left to right: Julien Andrew Cohenour , Lidia Kassandra Lomas. and Jazmin Ruiz Lopez.(Washoe County jail)
Published: Aug. 18, 2023 at 8:33 PM PDT|Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -AUG. 19 UPDATE: Two people arrested as suspects in a Sun Valley 7-Eleven robbery have also been arrested as suspects in a Sparks 7-Eleven robbery.

The Sparks Police Department also arrested a third suspect in the Sparks robbery, Jazmin Ruiz Lopez, 19.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Julien Andrew Cohenour and Lidia Kassandra Lomas, both 18, on Friday on charges they robbed a Sun Valley 7-Eleven.

Ninety minutes after the Sun Valley robbery, the Sparks Police Department went to the 7-Eleven on Baring Boulevard near McCarran Boulevard after a robbery there and found a vehicle with all three.

Police arrested all of them on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Police also charged Cohenour with illegally carrying a concealed weapon.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspected armed robber and his get-away driver after a robbery overnight at a Sun Valley 7-Eleven.

Julien Andrew Cohenour and Lidia Kassandra Lomas, both 18, were being held at the Washoe County jail Friday on charges of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Cohenour is also charged with illegally carrying a concealed weapon.

There was a robbery at the Sun Valley 7-Eleven on Friday and a second robbery about 90 minutes apart, the sheriff’s office said. The Sparks Police Department detained three people, including Cohenour and Lomas, and the sheriff’s office determined they were allegedly involved in the Sun Valley robbery.

The third; person is still in custody as the sheriff’s detectives investigate the case.