A Central Florida detective survived an armed robbery and law enforcement said he is lucky to be alive after being robbed at gun point during an undercover operation.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives with the Special Investigations Division Gang Unit recently communicated with a social media account. The account holder solicited the detectives for the purchase of THC vape pens, marijuana, and oxycodone. An undercover transaction was arranged, and detectives met the suspects at the Reflections Apartment Complex in Riverview near Tampa.
Two individuals, later identified as 17-year-old Daryl Cole and 18-year-old Christopher Samuels approached the detective. What began as an attempt to sell narcotics quickly escalated into an armed robbery.
According to law enforcement, both suspects brandished firearms, threatened the detective, pressed the weapons against the detective’s body, and demanded his cash. After robbing him, they tried to steal the vehicle, but fled on foot when their attempt was unsuccessful…