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Suspect Arrested In String Of Hotel Robberies

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A suspect wanted in a string of hotel robberies in the Nashville area has been taken into custody.

Officers with Metro Nashville Police arrested 41-year-old Robin Phillips Tuesday night located Phillips in a room at the Executive Inn on Harding Place.

He was wanted in connection to a series of motel robberies in Davidson, Wilson and Rutherford Counties.

Police said Phillips robbed a hotel in Mount Juliet at knifepoint. He allegedly had at least one, maybe two, accomplices who have yet to be arrested.

Phillips was also allegedly responsible for robbing three hotels on Saturday – two near the airport and one near Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.

Surveillance pictures showed a suspect walking in and threatening to shoot the clerk if he didn’t comply. He then walked out with the entire cash drawer.

Police haven't yet said how many hotels he’s suspected of robbing.