JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 30-year-old man was taken into custody Thursday night in an attempted robbery that took place at a gas station in the Arlington area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
JSO's Sergeant Lloyd says around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a Speedway gas station, located at 7103 Merrill Rd. in reference to a robbery in progress. When officers arrived, they "apprehended" a man later identified as Bryce Harvard, according to an arrest report.
Lloyd says JSO's initial investigation reveals that Harvard allegedly approached a female victim outside of her vehicle near a gas pump and demanded the keys to the vehicle in which she refused. Lloyd says Harvard then displayed what appeared to be a toy gun and demanded the keys again. Harvard took the keys from the unidentified female and entered her vehicle.
Police say the victim yelled for help and two store clerks and two Good Samaritans ran and intervened, holding Harvard down until officers arrived on scene.
Lloyd says the incident is under an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the sheriff's office at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.
