ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The second suspect in the robbery of the CVS pharmacy at 301 Third Street South earlier this month was arrested Tuesday, St. Petersburg police said in a news release.
Antoine Jones, 26, was charged with armed robbery.
His accomplice, Joseph Lee-Brown, 27, was arrested in Hillsborough County on Jan. 6 and also charged with armed robbery, police said.
The two suspects, later identified as Jones and Lee-Brown, entered the CVS wearing face masks just before midnight on Jan. 5.
Jones went behind the store counter and shoved a sales clerk, police said. At the same time, Lee-Brown began spraying store employees in the face with pepper spray.
The robbers ran out of the store carrying more than $1,000 in store merchandise.
A string of similar store robberies has been reported in the region, including three in St. Petersburg since Dec. 1.