(Estherville)– Charges have been filed against an Estherville man in connection with last month’s armed robbery of the Regal Liquor store in Estherville.
Authorities say 19-year-old Beau Tremaine Berge has been charged with robbery in the second degree and false imprisonment.
Berge is accused of entering the store on July 31st wearing a disguise and armed with a knife. He allegedly robbed the till and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
Authorities say that on August 2nd, the Emmet county Sheriff’s Office relayed a tip to the Estherville Police Department that led to Wednesday’s arrest of Berge. They aren’t saying exactly what that tip was. However, a news release credits members of the community and the victim for providing the information and the law enforcement officers who investigated the incident.
Berge appeared Wednesday before a magistrate. He remains in the Emmet county jail on a 13-thousand dollar bond for the second degree robbery charge…a class “C” felony. Bond on the false imprisonment charge…a serious misdemeanor…was set at 1,950-dollars.
