DAPHNE, Ala. — Police are seeking a 19-year-old man in connection with an Aug. 4 robbery.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Willie Dantrel Carstarphen, of Daphne, who is  believed to have approached a female Checkers manager, demanding her money after learning the fast-food restaurant’s deposit was located in the store, police said.

At around 9: 15 a.m., the woman — whom the Daphne Police Department declined to identify by age or name —was in the process of opening the restaurant when she walked to her car and was approached by a black male with a handgun.  

“He walked up to her; he was actually kind of walking back and forth between the McDonald’s parking lot and the Checkers parking lot,” Detective Lt. Jud Beedy said.

No surveillance cameras were on the premises, but eye witnesses observed the man, according to police.

“People at McDonald’s … saw him hanging out in their parking lot prior to the robbery,” Beedy said.

The man — who wanted the deposit from the restaurant — settled for less than $20 of the manager’s own money, having learned the deposit was in the restaurant, according to a news release.

The man took the money and struck the woman on the arm with a gun, leaving a small scrape, the release said.

Probable cause allowed for an arrest warrant on Carstarphen, who is believed to be in the  Daphne or Mobile area, Beedy said.

“We have some witnesses … and some statements from different people. I’m not gonna get into all the technical details; that’s still part of an open investigation. We’ve got enough to get a warrant for him,” Beedy said.

First-degree robbery is a Class A felony, he added.

The suspect, if convicted, could get not less than 20 years in prison, and a fine not more than $60,000.

Anyone with information about the robbery, or the whereabouts of Carstarphen, can contact the Daphne Police Department at 251-621-9100.