A 21-year-old man of Tongan descent, James Afuakimoana Tamoua, has been arrested following an armed robbery and police chase in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday. The accused along with a 15-year-old boy are accused of robbing a shop and holding up the store clerk at gunpoint.

According to local reports, the two accused entered a 7-Eleven shop just after midnight on Saturday February 4. James Tamoua is alleged to have pointed a short-barreled rifle at the clerk and demanded money, while the 15-year-old accused is suspected to have been a getaway driver.

Their truck was chased by police for about a mile before surrendering. During the chase Tamoua is alleged to have thrown a rifle out of the truck.