DANVILLE, Va. – Danville Police arrested 20-year-old David Hampton and charged him with robbery and abduction in a December first incident.

The victim reported that he met a man that he did not know in order to buy drugs. They walked to a house in the 100 block of Murphy Circle where the man pulled a pistol, hit the victim in the head and forced the victim inside a house.

The man stole several personal items from the victim and then left the area. The victim sustained bruises and other minor injuries from the assault.

Police developed Hampton as a suspect and that led them to obtain a search warrant for a house in the 100 block of Setliff Street, where investigators located Hampton and the stolen items.

Danville Police report a record low of 11 reported robberies through December 8 2020. All but one has been solved.