Teens rob victim at Florida gun sale, lead deputies on pursuit, sheriff’s office says

OCKLAWAHA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two teens are facing robbery charges after a gun sale escalated into a robbery at a Florida restaurant, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Last Friday, officials said Terrence “TK” Brinson Jr. and Macai Rhem were meeting with a man at Gator Joe’s, a beach bar and grill in Ocklawaha, for a gun sale.

Instead, the 19-year-olds snatched the firearm from a man and took $450, before fleeing in their vehicle.

The video shows a Marion County deputy pursuing the duo’s vehicle before the sheriff’s office Air-One Unit took over.

After the vehicle came to a stop in the 300 block of Southeast 29th Terrace, deputies caught Brinson at the scene, as Rhem fled on foot but was arrested a short time later.

Brinson was charged with robbery by sudden snatching with a firearm, grand theft of a firearm, fleeing or attempting to elude, and petit theft.

Rhem, already on a pre-trial release for previous fleeing and attempting to elude charges, was charged with robbery by sudden snatching with a firearm, grand theft of a firearm, and petit theft. He is being held without bond.

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