TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — A trip to a Tampa hotel ended with a victim allegedly being robbed at gunpoint after investigators say he met one of the suspects earlier that morning at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said three suspects have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery that happened July 23 at an Extended Stay America on East Sligh Avenue.
According to detectives, the victim met 20-year-old Angelina Johnson at the casino before returning to his hotel. Investigators said Johnson and two men later identified as 22-year-old Mario Dejournett and 22-year-old Tyrik Griffin approached the victim in the hotel parking lot.
Deputies said Dejournett and Griffin pulled out firearms and robbed the victim of jewelry and his wallet before all three suspects fled the scene.
Through their investigation, detectives identified all three suspects and obtained arrest warrants.
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The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Johnson and Dejournett on July 24. They were booked into the Orient Road Jail on July 29.
Griffin was arrested by Pinellas County deputies on July 31 and is awaiting transfer to Hillsborough County.
All three suspects face counts of robbery with a firearm involving property valued at $750 or more but less than $20,000.
“This was a coordinated, violent crime that left the victim shaken and robbed at gunpoint,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.
The sheriff credited detectives and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for helping identify and arrest the suspects.