NATCHEZ — A Natchez man was charged Wednesday in connection with the Monday night armed robbery at the Grand Soleil Hotel.

Natchez Police Department investigator Jerry Ford said Larry Thomas, 19, 16 Oscar St., was charged with one count of armed robbery and a second count is pending.

Thomas reportedly entered the hotel wearing a hood over his face at approximately 11:20 p.m., pointed a gun at the desk clerk and demanded the money in the cash register.

The clerk reportedly gave the Thomas $300 from the register, and he then pointed a gun at a woman sitting near the desk and demanded her purse. Thomas allegedly took the woman’s purse, containing approximately $200 in items, and fled on foot.

The pending armed robbery charge is for the robbery of the woman sitting near the desk. McDonald said no bond has been set for Thomas. He also said Thomas was a person of interest in another robbery under investigation by the department.

The robbery is the second at the hotel within the last month.

Two 15-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy were charged last month in connection with the Dec. 17 armed robbery of a front desk clerk at the hotel.

The boys were also charged in connection with the armed robbery of a man on North Union Street near Carpenter School Apartments on Dec. 16.