A man who allegedly took part in the robbery of a New York pastor apparently took his escape lightly and was arrested next door hours after the crime.

The suspect allegedly fled the Greater Universal Highway Deliverance Church after robbing its pastor, but an off-duty police officer detained him hours later at a nearby pizza parlor, The New York Daily News said Wednesday.

Rev. Melvin Artis Sr., 67, said Tuesday's robbery was shocking enough, but learning that one of the suspected robbers was caught next door was too much.

I really was shocked to know that he would come back, the pastor said.

Three robbers allegedly made off with $1,523 in cash from the robbery, but then the suspect became embroiled in a dispute at the eatery -- catching the attention of the off-duty officer.

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