An incident Saturday afternoon northeast of Manning resulted in the arrest of a man from California. Authorities say 50-year old Ronnie Wayne Lee, of Turlock, CA., was being held in the Carroll County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Lee faces felony charges that include intimidation with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, as well as habitual offender.

Lee allegedly brandished and fired a handgun during a robbery that took place at around 3:20-p.m., Saturday. 26-year old Brokk Beam, of Denison, told authorities that he was driving from Denison to Carroll in an Allegro Bay motorhome with two other individuals, 50-year old Ronnie Wayne Lee, and 38-year old Crystal Bates, of Carroll, when Lee produced a pistol and demanded Beam give him his money and cellphone.

Beam handed over $189 and the phone and then was forced to leave the vehicle. He walked to the nearest residence to report the incident. The motorhome was located about an hour later in Manilla, but it was unoccupied.

At about 6-pm Saturday, Lee and Bates were seen in a Lexus sedan with temporary Texas tags, near Highway 71 and 220th Street. A traffic stop was performed and the two were taken into custody and transported to the Carroll County Sheriff’s department.