Hall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Clermont man for a robbery that happened last week near West Ridge Road. They took Jermairah Devonta Holland, 31, into custody at his residence Wednesday afternoon, September 22.
Deputies responded to the initial robbery call at approximately 10:10 a.m. on September 15. According to the sheriff’s office, the male victim, 67, was walking along Benson Drive when the robbery occurred. They say the suspect, later identified as Holland, followed the victim in a car.
“Holland got out of the car and robbed the man of cash while holding his hand under his shirt as if he had a handgun,” says Hall County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Derreck Booth. “Holland then drove off with the money, and the victim took off running.”
Several deputies and Gainesville Police Department Officers checked the area for the car and suspect, but did not find either.
After further investigation, detectives were able to identify Holland as the robber and obtained a warrant for his arrest on September 20, says Booth.
Holland remained in the Hall County Jail without bond on Friday morning, September 24. The case remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.
