Man attempts robbery at Utah State convenience store

UPDATE — Oct. 15

No inmate with Brendan Olsen’s date of birth was in the Cache County Jail Oct. 15 according to the Cache County automated jail information system.

Olsen was charged in Utah’s First District Court with eight charges of different misdemeanors relating to theft and burglary on Oct. 7 – before the attempted robbery of the Quickstop. Olsen was charged Thursday with first-degree aggravated robbery – a felony.

UPDATE — Oct. 12.

The man who is suspected of attempting to rob the Quickstop is in police custody according to a Utah State University Code Blue that was sent at around 2:00 a.m. Friday morning.

Cache County Jail

Brendan Olsen was arrested early Friday morning for the attempted robbery of the Quickstop at USU.

“The threat to our campus community has been mitigated, and the university is resuming normal activities,” the alert read.

Brendan Olsen, a 20-year-old, was booked into the Cache County Jail after he was arrested for the attempted robbery early Friday morning.

His bond was set at $10,000.

Utah State University sent out a Code Blue alert Thursday at 7:39 p.m. to warn students of an attempted robbery on USU’s campus that occurred around 6:00 p.m.

USU Police are asking citizens to report to 435-797-1939 if anyone recognizes this man or has any information about the crime. He is described as being “approximately 6-feet tall, 150 lbs, wearing a hoodie, camo hat and khaki pants.” He was last seen traveling westbound from the TSC.

The man attempted to take money from the cash register and claimed to have a weapon, but did not reveal it.

USU

A man was seen in the TSC at Utah State wearing a mask and gloves. He is pictured above from surveillance cameras. He is in police custody as of Friday morning.