ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a violent armed robbery that occurred last week.
Timothy Gipson Jr., 36, was identified as the suspect in the January 27th robbery of a 65-year-old woman near the intersection of 17th Avenue Southeast and Bay Street Southeast.
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The victim was walking in the area when Gipson allegedly approached her, punched her in the stomach, cut her arm with a knife, and forcibly removed rings from her finger with his mouth.
Shortly after the robbery, Gipson pawned the stolen rings at a pawn shop in Pinellas Park, providing his identification in the process. This evidence led to his arrest.
Gipson is charged with Robbery with a Deadly Weapon or Firearm and Dealing in Stolen Property.
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