From David Richie:
A robbery suspect arrested Aug. 28 in Rancho Cordova may also be responsible for two recent hold-ups in El Dorado Hills, officials said.
Nathan Joseph Brown, 33, left, remains in Sacramento County Main Jail on a parole hold and charges of suspicion of robbery and attempted robbery.
On Tuesday afternoon, El Dorado County sheriff's investigators identified him as the suspect in a Aug. 10 robbery at Bella Bru Cafe and an Aug. 13 robbery at Juice It Up.
Approximately $500 was taken from Bella Bru and $1,000 was taken from Juice It Up, officials said. In both cases, a man walked into the business, threatened employees with a handgun and took money from a cash register.
A booking photo of Brown indicates that he has the Fu-Manchu style mustache and goatee noted by El Dorado County investigators.
Jail records also note that Brown uses at least six other names.
A Sacramento County Sheriff's watch summary released today indicates that Brown was one of three people arrested about 1 p.m. Aug. 28 in connection with a robbery at Amazing Tans, 2270 Sunrise Blvd. In that incident, Brown allegedly walked into the business, told an employee that he had a gun and took money from the cash register.
Brown was followed as he ran from the area. Witnesses identified the vehicle Brown entered, and sheriff's deputies stopped it before it could leave the area.
The summary does not specify the roles played by Holley Smith, 22, and Ferd Shane Whitford, 43, but both were arrested along with Brown. Smith and Whitford are still in custody, facing charges of suspicion of robbery and suspicion of accessory after the fact.
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