ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Four individuals, including a 15-year-old, have been charged in connection with a robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping at a Pensacola hotel earlier this week.
Precious Jones, Damian Myles, and Alexis Soto, all 19 years old, are currently held in the Escambia County Jail without bond. Charges against them include robbery with a firearm, carjacking, kidnapping, larceny, aggravated assault, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and credit card fraud. The 15-year-old male suspect is being held by the Department of Juvenile Justice on similar charges.
The incident occurred late Monday night at the Hotel Del Sol on Pensacola Boulevard. Police reports reveal the victim had been communicating with a woman on Facebook for about a month before agreeing to meet her at the hotel. Upon arrival, he met Precious Jones, who claimed to be the sister of the woman he had been talking to.
While the victim was with Jones, three masked males entered the room, brandishing BB guns. They demanded his valuables, including two phones, credit cards, and a handgun. The victim was then forced to stay inside while Jones went to a nearby Circle K and withdrew $400 using his stolen credit card. The group subsequently held him at gunpoint and forced him into his own vehicle.
The suspects drove him around before abandoning him at an intersection. The victim escaped and contacted authorities. Surveillance footage from Circle K helped deputies identify the suspects, who were also connected to a robbery at a local gas station days earlier.
After tracking the stolen vehicle to a nearby parking lot and locating the suspects at the Beauclere Apartments, law enforcement apprehended them. Myles initially fled but was caught with the help of a K9 unit. All three male suspects confessed to their roles, and Jones was identified through security footage and witness statements.
