POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A suspected robber was arrested in Lakeland Saturday and using the suspect’s footwear, detectives were able to connect him to a similar crime that happened days earlier.
Lakeland police were flagged down by a citizen Saturday at 10:23 p.m. letting them know a store employee at the 7-Eleven store on South Florida Avenue was in distress.
Police said they arrived and found Antonio Welch, 42, armed with a knife, behind the store counter on top of the store clerk. [TRENDING: Winter storm shuts down Fla.
schools | Fla. man arrested in Capitol riot: I was following Trump’s orders | Shoe removed from 341-pound croc] Welch was arrested and Polk County deputies in the area heard the suspect’s description, notably his red shoes