{"id":419571,"date":"2026-08-28T20:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419571\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T20:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:50:11","slug":"fort-worth-police-arrest-2-men-in-facebook-marketplace-armed-robberies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419571\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth Police Arrest 2 Men In Facebook Marketplace Armed Robberies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two men have been arrested after Fort Worth police say a series of Facebook Marketplace transactions turned into armed robberies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers <a data-ylk=\"slk:responded;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1Lxef4Wx7K\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">responded<\/a> to multiple reported robberies tied to online marketplace deals Saturday, August 15, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators used a coordinated effort involving Central Patrol, the Real Time Crime Center, the Directed Response Unit, FLOCK technology and robbery detectives to identify a silver Honda sedan that matched the description of a vehicle connected to the robberies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later that day, officers detained 21-year-old Jeremiah Ross after police said they saw him running with a firearm. A second suspect, 20-year-old Davontate Ashley, was detained during a high-risk traffic stop, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators determined Ross and Ashley were involved in the robberies, authorities said. Stolen property was recovered during the execution of a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both suspects were arrested and <a data-ylk=\"slk:charged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/inmatesearch.tarrantcounty.com\/Home\/Details?CID=1074862\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">charged<\/a> with three counts of aggravated robbery and 1 count of evading arrest. Ross was also <a data-ylk=\"slk:charged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/inmatesearch.tarrantcounty.com\/Home\/Details?CID=0997663\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">charged<\/a> with resisting arrest, failure to identify\/fugitive from justice, and escape from custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police also released <a data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1Lxef4Wx7K\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> showing portions of the pursuit and arrests. The footage includes officers apprehending the suspects and finding a firearm inside a suspect&#8217;s backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Police Offer Marketplace Safety Tips<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fort Worth police are reminding residents to take precautions when buying or selling items through online marketplaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police recommend meeting in a public location during daylight hours and bringing another person along when possible. Residents are also encouraged to use designated safe exchange locations when they are available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If something about a transaction or meeting does not feel right, police advise leaving the area and contacting authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Trust your instincts and remember, no sale is worth putting yourself in danger,&#8221; police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two men have been arrested after Fort Worth police say a series of Facebook Marketplace transactions turned into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[96370,146142,116,118,117,146141,146162,76582,146163],"class_list":["post-419571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-ashley","tag-davontate-ashley","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-jeremiah-ross","tag-jeremiah-ross-images","tag-ross","tag-tarrant-countywebsite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}