Clarinda Police have charged a local man in connection with an armed robbery that took  place Monday afternoon. Police Chief Keith Brothers reports 27-year old Aaron Gar Nelson, of Clarinda, is charged with robbery in the first degree, felony assault, false imprisonment and theft in the fourth degree.

The charges stem from an investigation into a complaint filed by the 25-year old victim, who alleges Nelson forced him at knife point  to withdraw cash from a drive-up ATM located at an area Clarinda Bank. The victim was not injured during the robbery.

Nelson was being held in the Page County Jail on a $32,000 bond. The Clarinda Police Department was assisted in its investigation by the Page County Sheriff’s Department.