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WRIGHT TWP. &mdash; Township police arrested a man they say robbed another man during what was described as a meeting for sex on Thursday.
				Barry Eugene Young Jr., 24, known as Chubby Wubby, entered the passenger seat of a vehicle occupied by the victim in the parking lot of Weis Markets on Route 309 and brandished a handgun while demanding cash, according to court records.
				The victim told police he was meeting a man for sex when he was robbed, court records say.
				Young, of Leesburg, Fla, was arrested at a residence in Blakley in Lackawanna County where he was staying.
				According to the criminal complaint:
				Police responded to reports of an armed robbery in the Weis Market parking lot at about 4:42 p.m.
				The victim told police he met a man on a social media site and arranged to meet on Woodbyne Drive for sex. At the last minute, the other man changed the location to the market&rsquo;s parking lot.
				Police said the victim reported the man, identified as Young, showed up in a Jeep and got into his Honda Accord, saying, &ldquo;Hello,&rdquo; and his friends call him Chubby Wubby.
				The victim claimed Young then said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry I have to do this, but I&rsquo;m getting initiated into a gang,&rdquo; while brandishing a handgun, the complaint says.
				Young allegedly told the victim if he didn&rsquo;t do has he says, other gang members would shoot up his vehicle, and instructed the victim to empty his wallet.
				Police in the complaint said Young exited the victim&rsquo;s vehicle with $400 before driving away in the Jeep.
				Police traced the Jeep to a residence in Scranton and learned from the vehicle owner she had loaned the Jeep to her brother, who was with Young for most of Thursday.
				Young was dropped off at a residence in Blakely before the Jeep was returned to the owner, the complaint says.
				Police allege the Young told the owner&rsquo;s brother he needed to meet someone in Mountain Top to pick up money.
				Police say they recovered a .380-caliber handgun from the Blakely residence. 
				Young was arraigned Friday by District Judge Thomas Malloy in Wilkes-Barre on charges of robbery, recklessly endangering another person and criminal use of communication facility. Malloy jailed Young at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility without bail as a threat to society and poses a flight risk.

Man robbed by another man during initial sex meet