A third man allegedly involved in the Jan. 3 aggravated robbery at a Wichita Falls motel has been charged.

Wichita Falls police arrested Rosendo Espino Jr., 29, on three unrelated warrants after a traffic stop on Jan. 20. The aggravated robbery warrant was served Thursday while he was in jail.

According to the arrest affidavit:

The victim at the Econo Lodge motel told police he was in the room a woman on Jan. 3 when she opened the door and let two men in, including one man armed with a handgun. The men began assaulting the victim and hitting him in the head with the gun.

He said they held him face down in the bathtub and told him they were going to kill him, then pulled him out of the bathtub and began choking him.

He said they ransacked his room and took his car keys, his pants and his wallet, which contained a large amount of cash.

The victim told police his assailants might be Johnny Ray Gibson, Savanah Bowles and Casey Smith.

Bowles and Smith were arrested Saturday and charged in the incident. Gibson, of Burkburnett, was arrested Tuesday.

Bowles and Smith provided information on the fourth suspect, known to them as "Chendo," which is an alias of Espino in the WFPD records system.

Espino's total bail is just over $1 million for the aggravated robbery and warrant charges. He remained in Wichita County Jail Thursday afternoon.

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