Imperial County man arrested for robbery facing additional charges

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - A man arrested for robbery in Imperial County is now facing additional charges.

Police say 24-year-old Emmanuel Javier Contreras posted a $50 thousand bail and was being released, when officers with the El Centro Police Department moved in and arrested him again as he was walking out of the jail in El Centro.

They say he resisted arrest and was initially suspected of murder.

However, the district attorney is not filing murder charges at this time.

Instead, Contreras is now facing second-degree robbery charges with a firearm enhancement, which could land him in prison for 18 years.

The victim in the case was hospitalized.

Contreras is expected to be arraigned Thursday along with two defendants.