1 day 11 minutes ago by David Sherman (david@krtv.com)

GREAT FALLS — Guadalupe Pablo Galicia and Lloyd Thomas Rider III have been charged in connection with a robbery in downtown Great Falls on Thursday.

The incident happened at about 4 a.m. at the Zip Trip store at 625 1st Avenue North.

A man called 911 to report that he’d been threatened by a man with a gun while he was standing in front of the store. When police arrived, the man said that he had been approached by two men who said that they wanted his headphones.

The man said that one of the men, later identified as Galicia, pulled a gun from his jacket and tried to force him into a nearby alley, and then Galicia grabbed for the headphones.

Rider then reportedly grabbed the victim’s arm as he tried to run away and into the store, but the man broke free and ran into the store.

The victim said that both men then came into the store and showed the gun to the cashier, who told the men to leave.

The men then left the store, and were found a short time later by police officers; the officers noted that both Galicia and Rider appeared to be drunk, and found a gun concealed under Galicia’s clothing.

Charging documents state that Galicia is a registered violent offender with convictions in Cascade County and also in Idaho and Washington for offenses including robbery and assault. Galicia has been charged with felony robbery, felony assault with a weapon, misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, and misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon while under the influence.

Charging documents state that Rider is a registered violent offender who is currently on federal probation for aggravated assault with a weapon, and has only been out of prison for two weeks. Rider has been charged with felony accountability (assault with a weapon) and felony accountability (robbery).

Prosecutors have requested that bond for each suspect be set at $500,000.