ST. PETE., Fla. — St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said both suspects who are alleged to have robbed a CVS and pepper-sprayed a clerk earlier this month have been arrested.
SPPD said Antone Jones, 26, was arrested on Jan. 13 and charged with armed robbery.
His accomplice, Joseph Lee-Brown, 27, was arrested on Jan. 6 in Hillsborough County and charged with armed robbery.
On Jan. 5, officers said the suspects entered the CVS store at 301 Third Street South at about 11:45 p.m. One robber forced their way behind the counter and shoved a clerk, while the other sprayed the clerk in the face with "a substance believed to be pepper spray."
SPPD said a string of robberies similar to this has been reported across the state since Dec. 1.
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