A man and a woman were detained by Chico police after robbery at Chico’s University Inn on Memorial Day.
The victim had arranged to receive services from a 19-year-old Oroville woman. Before the transaction was consummated, a man, identified by police as 29-year-old Jonathan Willis, burst into the room brandishing a handgun. Willis allegedly demanded and seized the victim’s money.
Willis and his accomplice were later arrested. The handgun and cash were recovered.