Crime & Safety
Armed Robbery, Carjacking and Vehicle Pursuit End in Arrest
Two men have been arrested and charged with armed robbery after they allegedly robbed a man at gun point and lead Sarasota police officers on a two county chase.
Elroy Johnson, 19, Jermaine Conaway, 18, were charged and transported to the Port in Manatee County after they led officers on a chase a flipped an Acura they had carjacked in Manatee County.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Sarasota police officers in the area of 24th Street and Pershing Avenue, in Sarasota, were flagged down by a man who told them he had been robbed by two men, according to the report.
The man provided the officers with a description of the suspects and the vehicle they fled the scene in by the victim, a report said.
Officers attempted to pull over a vehicle that matched the description of the suspect on 301, but the vehicle fled and a pursuit proceeded northbound on US 301 into Manatee County ensued, the report said.
After briefly losing sight of the vehicle, officers saw the vehicle in a ditch on 63rd Avenue East in Manatee County.
A single barrel shotgun was recovered at 24th Street and Pershing Avenue. The Acura was stolen during a carjacking in Manatee County. Other charges are pending.
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