Police arrested a man accused of robbing a South Lake Tahoe gas station at gunpoint on Wednesday. 

Police say the robbery happened at the Chevron Gas Station near Lake Tahoe Blvd. and Winnemucca Avenue around 3:30 pm. 

Police say suspect, identified as William Ehlers, stole some money and an energy drink. 

Officers got a search warrant and arrested him about an hour and a half later at a nearby home.

Ehlers was booked at the El Dorado County Jail for Armed Robbery with a bail of $50,000.