Thre three were stopped for a traffic violation Wednesday morning and then authorities realized the vehicle was involved in a robbery and theft at the Bend Walmart on Tuesday.

24 year old Joshua Joseph and 24 year odl Melissa Stokes both of Bend were arrested on theft and robbery charges.

The two allegedly shoplifted the items from Walmart and threatened to use pepper spray against a Walmart employee and got away.

During the investigation a third passenger, 36 year old Carlos Romero Pineda of Madras was found to be in possession of one pound of methamphetamine.