Police arrest two suspects for morning armed robbery

Spokane police have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery early today at a gas station on the South Hill. Just after 6 a.m., two men walked into the Tesoro station at East 17th Avenue and South Ray Street. One displayed a gun, and the men took cash and other merchandise, police said. Witnesses said the men fled in a dark-colored town car. Video surveillance was used to identify the suspects. This afternoon police arrested Jeremy S. Tindal, 29, and Nickolas J. Barth (also known as Nickolas J. Bakun), also 29. They are facing charges of first-degree robbery.