Vero Beach couple busted after robbing local arcade at gunpoint
(Gerry Smith, Jr. & Kymisha Harris, Image credit: IRCSO)
On November 11, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office announced that a couple from Vero Beach, Florida, are now residents of the Indian River Jail after deputies arrested the daring duo for robbing the Vero Beach Bingo at closing time. The robbery occurred in the early morning hours on Monday, when a female customer who had left returned, asking to be let in. When the two employees let her in, her male accomplice rushed into the arcade.
Note for readers living outside of Florida: “Arcades” are basically gambling halls.
The accomplice held the employees at gunpoint and demanded money. He collected an undisclosed amount of cash and took the employees’ phones, along with the store phone.
An employee was able to call 911 from the smartwatch the employee was wearing.
Deputies responded almost immediately and were able to track the stolen cellphone. The Aviation Unit’s helicopter was launched and was able to locate the suspect vehicle and track it back to a home in south county.
From there, deputies descended on the home, located in the 1200 block of 36th Avenue, and made contact with the pair, who were subsequently arrested.
A search warrant issued for the home led to the discovery of the cash from the arcade, still bound and marked, the firearm used, and a glove. Employees had described the male suspect as wearing a single glove – a camo print glove on his right hand.
Deputies arrested 26-year-old Gerry Smith, Jr., of 3986 47th St., Vero Beach, and Kymisha Harris, 34, of 1254 36th Ave., Vero Beach.
Smith faces charges of robbery with a firearm, hindering 911 communication, tampering with evidence, and two counts of possession of a firearm by convicted felon.
Harris faces one charge of robbery with a firearm.
Both are currently being held at the jail without bail.
(Source: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office)
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