A man accused of robbing a hotel and a gas station in Roswell early Monday morning was arrested after being hunted down by a K-9 unit near Ga. 400, officials said.
Loubens Jean-Pierre, 33, of Roswell, is charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, battery, robbery by intimidation, possession of cocaine and fleeing and attempting to elude, according to a Facebook post by the Roswell Police Department.
He was arrested just minutes after allegedly robbing a clerk at the Comfort Inn at 1500 Market Boulevard and fleeing in a vehicle about 3:30 a.m., the post said. An officer spotted the suspect changing clothes in a parking lot behind a nearby building and began a pursuit, according to police.
The post said Jean-Pierre took off, zipping through the parking lot of a PGA Tour Superstore at 1005 Holcomb Woods Parkway and then driving up a large embankment, where he ditched the car and took off running.
The K-9 unit from Alpharetta was called in and helped track the suspect hiding in some bushes, the post said. Police said the stolen money was found in a backpack at the scene.
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Before the hotel robbery, Jean-Pierre is accused of robbing and assaulting a clerk at gunpoint inside a Shell gas station at 1100 Holcomb Bridge Road.
The investigation is ongoing.
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