As for Boothe, prosecutors said the man fled deeper into the Bronx, stopped using his phone and changed up his financial and social media activity patterns. Eventually, prosecutors said, Boothe relocated across state lines to the Poconos, where an FBI investigation would uncover a new phone Boothe was using that had been registered in someone else’s name and lead authorities to a pizzeria he frequently visited near Tobyhanna, PA. Boothe was arrested not far from Tobyhanna, prosecutors said.
“Last summer, Mount Vernon residents’ morning routines came to a halt when two individuals robbed a gas station at gunpoint and fled, kicking off a manhunt across the region,” McDonald said. “One of the men, Jamaire Robertson, allegedly shot at NYPD officers while in flight. Robertson was quickly identified, arrested, and charged within hours, but Eric Boothe allegedly fled into the Bronx and tried to disappear, eventually relocating to rural Pennsylvania. Thanks to the FBI and our White Plains prosecutors, Boothe’s getaway has ended, and he will now answer to our federal Complaint in court.”