San Benito man accused in New Year’s Day Stripe’s robbery gets $150K bond

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Surveillance footage is seen of an aggravated robbery attempt at a Stripes convenience store in San Benito on Jan. 1, 2024. (Courtesy of the San Benito Police Department)
Reynaldo Lugo IV

A judge ordered a 27-year-old San Benito man held on $150,000 bail after charging him with the early New Year’s Day aggravated robbery during which he allegedly pointed a gun a convenience store clerk.

The judge charged Reynaldo Lugo IV with the first-degree felony in connection with the 3:54 a.m. Jan. 1 robbery of a Stripes convenience store at Williams Road and the Interstate 69 frontage road, officials stated in a press release.

“During the commission of the offense, the male subject displayed and pointed a firearm at (a) clerk while demanding money from the cash register,” they stated.