MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED IN PUBLIX ROBBERY

TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROBBERY OF A NOKOMIS SUPERMARKET.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO PUBLIX ON NORTH TAMIAMI TRAIL JUST AFTER 5:30PM FRIDAY WHERE BYSTANDERS SAID THE VICTIM WAS YELLING AFTER THE SUSPECT, 20 YEAR OLD DUSTIN WALKER, TOOK MONEY FROM HER WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT.  AFTER HE GRABBED THE LOOT, HE FLED THE SCENE.  PATROL UNITS FOUND WALKER IN THE OSPREY WAL-MART PLAZA ON SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL.  THE VICTIM, 28 YEAR OLD HANNAH BERLIN IDENTIFIED WALKER AND HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BERLIN WAS ACTUALLY PART OF THE ROBBERY AND SHE FILED A FALSE REPORT RELATED TO A PLANNED DRUG TRANSACTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE ROBBERY.  SHE WAS CHARGED WITH STRONG ARMED ROBBERY AND FILING A FALSE REPORT.  WALKER WAS CHARGED WITH STRONG ARMED ROBBERY.  BOTH ARE IN THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL.