MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) – The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man after he confessed to robbing two rest stops and shooting an employee who later died, according to an affidavit.
According to authorities, the victim was identified as 30-year-old Dipak Oli, who worked as an employee at the store.
According to police, Oli leaves behind a wife and a five-year-old daughter, who authorities say have been notified.
According to the document, 22-year-old Christopher Matthew Beltran is accused of capital crimes and aggravated robbery.
On July 28, officers were dispatched to the Waco Truck Stop in the 1000 block of Enterprise Blvd. in Hewitt for a report of a robbery, the document states.
According to the documents, officers encountered an employee at the stop who told them that two men came in and asked for his help, whereupon they pulled their firearms from under their clothing and demanded money.
Authorities obtained surveillance footage in which the first suspect was wearing a hoodie with the words “NBA”, black pants, Nike slippers, white socks and a blue face mask, the document said.
According to the affidavit, the second suspect was wearing a gray hoodie with the word “Nike” on it, gray pants, black tennis shoes and a black face mask.
Surveillance camera footage shows the clerk opening the cash register as the suspects begin to take money from it, the document states. According to the affidavit, one of the suspects grabbed the cash register and both men ran out of the building.
The affidavit states that one of the suspects punched the employee in the face as he walked by.
Later that day, detectives became aware of a murder that had occurred in Elm Mott, the document says.
On July 28 at around 6:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to Gator Stop No. 3 at I-35 and Ross Rd. north of Elm Mott to conduct a welfare check, the document states.
The caller told police he entered the rest area but could not find the employee, the affidavit states.
When officers arrived, they found the employee, later identified as Dipak Oli, dead outside the building, the document said.
During the investigation, surveillance video showed two people with guns entering the store and attempting to commit a robbery, the document said.
The employee tried to run toward the black door but was shot by the suspect, who was wearing a blue mask, the affidavit states.
Police identified Beltran as a suspect after matching his license plate to the car identified by a license plate reader on I-35. His mug shot matched the description and picture of the shooter, the document said.
On Aug. 22, police executed a search warrant and found a blue mask that matched the mask worn by the shooter, the document says.
According to the document, Beltran was questioned and confessed to shooting the clerk at Gator Stop No. 3 and robbing the Waco Truck Stop.
Beltran is currently in the McLennan County Jail and his bail for the aggravated robbery charge has been set at $100,000, while no bail has been set for the felony charge.
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