Press release from Gainesville Police Department

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is asking for help in identifying the subject pictured above. He is a suspect in an armed robbery at 2435 SW 13th Street in which he and two others targeted victims in two separate hotel rooms.

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Once inside, the suspect held the victims at gunpoint and tied the victims up. He then beat and struck them with a pistol before stealing their truck from the parking lot. The suspect fled in a vehicle belonging to one of the victims and later crashed the vehicle in the area of SE Williston Rd/SE 16th Ave.

He fled on foot into the woods and was not located by law enforcement. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact GPD Detectives at 352-393-7710 or remain anonymous by contacting the Alachua County Crime Stoppers at 352-372-7867.