MIAMI (WSVN) - Two years after a vacation in Miami turned into a nightmare for a couple, police said they’ve cracked the case of this robbery, and new video shows the three suspects fleeing the scene and crashing the car after the incident.
According to City of Miami Police, Ronquez Williams, Ron Juba and Ronald Williams have all been charged with armed robbery.
Detectives said the three men held the victims at gunpoint in 2023 as they were waiting for their car outside a valet at the East Hotel in Brickell.
“Got out with guns in their hands, went up to the victims, pointed the guns and told them they would kill them if they didn’t give them their jewelry,” said Miami Police Officer Michael Vega, “and the victims, in fear for their lives, they complied.”
Police said the trio got away with $30,000 worth of cash, jewelry, a large gold chain and two watches.
That’s when they hopped in their car and drove off.
But they didn’t get far. Surveillance video shows their escape on the road where their reckless driving led to them crashing into a median and flipping their car on its side.
The men then jumped out of the flipped car and ran away from the scene into the downtown area.
Police said the trio left plenty of evidence behind in the car that tied them to the crime. The evidence included a glove with DNA, a registered gun and the car’s registration which belonged to one of the men involved.
They also said an investigation revealed phone records, two guns and a cellphone which helped them close the case.
According to the arrest report, a detective wrote, “While retracing their path, I discovered a green and black shoe matching one found inside the offending vehicle” and “a blue medical glove, consistent with those worn by all three suspects.”
“Through the phone records, we were able to see that at least one of the subjects was texting a family member saying, ‘Hey, we’re looking for a target. We’re looking for someone,'” said Vega.
But when police went looking for the men behind the robbery, all of them were found behind bars for another robbery incident in Miami.
“This is to show that you can commit a crime in the City of Miami, and it may take a couple of years, but we are going to catch you,” said Vega.
Detectives are now investigating whether there were other robbery victims.
As for the couple, police said, detectives have recovered all of their jewelry and will be returning it to them.
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