LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested and two others are on the run after an early morning gas station robbery Monday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded to Kangaroo Express gas station located at 10030 County Road 44 in Leesburg around 4:14 a.m. after receiving a 911 call from the business.
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According to a news release, the caller described being robbed by four thieves wearing ski masks.
The robbers made off with a large amount of cigarettes and left the scene in a white Chevrolet Malibu, deputies said.
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According to an arrest affidavit, responding deputies saw a white Chevrolet passenger pass them on County Road 44 after the robbery. Deputies attempted to catch up to the vehicle, but it fled at a high rate of speed into Leesburg.
The vehicle was later located by Leesburg police, deputies said.
Officers were able to locate two men, later identified as 21-year-old Vonzell Comer and 22-year-old Tyreece Freeman Jr. hiding under a blanket behind a washer and dryer in a carport near the vehicle. According to the affidavit, the men matched the description of two of the suspects in the robbery.
Deputies said the men offered “$20 not to call law enforcement” when the homeowner called in to the suspects.
The value of the stolen merchandise has not been calculated yet, but could be in the “hundreds if not thousands of dollars,’ according to the affidavit.
According to deputies, Comer and Freeman Jr. face robbery charges and are being booked into the Lake County jail.
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