Cops Hunt Down 6'4" Florida Armed Robber

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by Cyn Mackley - SCDN Crime & Justice Editor

Florida Deputies say they used social media to help identify a very tall armed robber who targeted two teenage victims walking on the beach Monday night.

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Right around 11:30 pm, the WCSO responded to Mystic Cobalt Street after two teenage victims reported they were the victim of an armed robber.

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According to the two 16-year-olds, they were walking on the beach when a very tall man with short dreadlocks dressed all in black approached them. The man showed a gun tucked into his waistband and snatched one of the female victim's belongings from her hands and ran off.

The Sheriff's Office said they used social media to help identify a person of interest, 17-year-old Uriah Alam Maurise Frith. The teen is 6'4" tall and weighs 275 lbs.

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Officers pulled his vehicle over at the intersection of County Road 283 S and 30A. Police found a black handgun under Frith's seat. He told police it was a BB gun. The teen admitted to taking $70 from the robbery victim. Police say he had the money in his pocket.

Officers took the young man into custody on charges of robbery with a firearm and took him to jail.