Two men each face felony strong armed robbery charges after they allegedly grabbed a purse Friday afternoon from an elderly woman in downtown Carson City.
Jeremy Wilson, 29, and Kevin Wrzensinski, 27, were arrested at motel room at the corner of Plaza and 8th Street within about 15 minutes of the robbery, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The men, who told investigators they are brothers, each have arrest warrants from outside the area and are not believed to be locals.
The pair allegedly grabbed the purse from the woman near Carson and Robinson streets and took off running. At least one, possibly both went inside a nearby casino. Video surveillance images were made available to deputies and the woman positively identified them as the two that grabbed her purse, said Furlong.
The investigation went from the casino to the Nevada State Capitol building grounds and ended when "there were eyeballs on the suspects that led to the room, where one was on the balcony and another hiding inside," said Furlong.
Deputies found contents from the purse at various places between the casino and the motel room. The elderly woman was not hurt in the robbery.