On January 6, at 6:45 a.m., Christopher Croley was approached by a man wearing a hooded jacket and black gloves. The man had the hood pulled so tightly that his face was barely visible. When the man told Croley that he would shoot him dead if he did not give him what he wanted, Croley began to run and jumped in his car. Croley then followed the suspect and wrote down his license plate number.

Interestingly, the car was registered to St. Petersburg police officer Antonio Garner. After nine weeks of investigation, Garner has been arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery. The arrest comes after an investigation into allegations that Garner filed a false police report. Garner was picked up at the Northwest Recreation Center where his son was playing baseball.

Police are currently investigating whether Garner may be involved in five other robberies in the area. Two citizens have picked Garner out of a lineup in relation to the other robberies.