4 Arrested Following String Of Armed Robberies

TEMPLE TERRACE, FL — Four people were arrested following three armed robberies Saturday in Tampa and Temple Terrace.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the first armed robbery occurred at the Tampa Truck Stop on U.S. 301 at 3:37 a.m. Shortly after, at 4:23 a.m., the Shell Gas Station on U.S. 301 was robbed.

Deputies learned the robbers fled from the Shell Gas Station in a black Mazda.

At 4:55 a.m., the 7-Eleven on Temple Terrace Highway was robbed. Temple Terrace Police spotted a black Mazda near the scene and pulled it over, arresting four people inside the car.

Those arrested were Madison Forrester, 18, Jefferson Amaya, 21, Tyrus Cates, 19, and Keith Davis Jr., 18.

Video courtesy Hillsborough Sheriff