Longview Robbery Suspect Arrested

LONGVIEW – Authorities have announced the arrest of a man accused of robbing a Longview motel. The Baymont Inn near Interstate 20 was robbed early Wednesday morning. The man, armed with a stick, is said to have taken money from behind the counter and an employee’s purse. After watching watching surveillance video of the robbery, police found Malique Makail Henderson, 19, of Longview at a nearby restaurant. When arrested about two hours after the robbery, they are said to have found the motel employee’s credit cards in his sock and money from the robbery in his pants. Henderson remains in the Gregg County Jail.