A man showed a knife Thursday when employees of a Little Rock discount store confronted him for stealing merchandise, police said.
Officers with the Little Rock Police Department responded around 6:40 p.m. to 3901 S. University Ave. in reference to a robbery at a Family Dollar store.
Brice Goodloe, 37, was taken into custody after being found behind the Shell gas station at 4111 S. University Ave. around 6:55 p.m., according to an arrest report. He faces charges of aggravated robbery and theft of property.
Police say Goodloe picked up a Bluetooth speaker from the Family Dollar and took it into the store's bathroom, later appearing without the item.
Workers then approached him and asked him to stop, at which point Goodloe lifted up his shirt and pointed to a knife at his belt, the report states.
Goodloe was able to leave the store and traveled to a homeless camp behind the Shell convenience store, where he was found with the speaker, police said. The speaker's box had been found in the back of the Family Dollar.
Goodloe also had two outstanding warrants for failure to appear, according to authorities.
Records show Goodloe was booked at 9:15 p.m. into the Pulaski County jail, where he remained as of Friday afternoon without bail. He has a court date set for Sept. 21.
