Robbery in Turkey Creek

ALACHUA – A Gainesville man was arrested Monday night, Oct. 14 after police said he and another person beat a man in Turkey Creek and stole his phone.

Alachua Police Officers were called to Turkey Creek for a robbery at around 11 p.m., said Jesse Sandusky, public information officer for the Alachua Police Department (APD).

Hector Rivera told officers he had been out for a run. After making a couple of loops around Turkey Creek, two men appeared.

Shawn Robertson, 21, held Rivera down while a juvenile boy punched him, according to the APD.

The two attackers grabbed Rivera’s iPhone 5, which was strapped to his wrist, and fled.

Police found the pair by tracking the last known location of the phone.

They were found at 6509 NW 105th Terrace in a side yard. When police approached them, they ran into the woods behind the house. After a short chase, they were caught, Sandusky said, at about 11:30 p.m.

The two were both charged with robbery and resisting an officer without violence. Robertson is currently in the Alachua County Jail with a $12,000 bond. The boy was taken to the Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center.