BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man who allegedly robbed a store employee back in November on Saturday after he returned to the property.

After a short foot pursuit, police apprehended Elias Varise, 20, and learned that he was previously the subject of a robbery complaint.

According to arrest records, a store employee claimed that Varise was a frequent shoplifter. Upon seeing Varise in the parking lot on Nov. 22, the employee decided to confront him when he was allegedly struck in the face with a gun, knocking him unconscious.

The employee told officers that Varise allegedly stole a car key from them and attempted to take a vehicle in the parking lot before fleeing the area.

Officers claim that Varise admitted to previously striking the victim with a gun, but

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