FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — The Fort Myers Police Department said they arrested a man on armed robbery charges after two victims flagged down officers to report being robbed at gunpoint.
The incident happened at around 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 3 near the intersection of Main Street and Jackson Street.
With assistance from FMPD’s Real Time Crime Center, investigators identified a suspect and a possible getaway vehicle.
In collaboration with State Probation, FMPD’s Investigative Services Bureau divisions located and arrested Sammie Sanders III, 31, for two counts of armed robbery with a firearm. Sanders was also charged with violation of probation.
Sanders served nine years in the Florida Department of Corrections for other armed robberies and was currently serving the last five years of probation until 2030 for the same charges.