PANAMA CITY — A man suspected in multiple robberies was arrested and charged following a high-speed chase on Monday, the Panama City Police Department reported.
Willie Boston Jr., 37, was charged with multiple robberies in Chipley and Panama City as well as fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest without violence and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a PCPD press release. Boston had been residing with his father in Chipley and authorities from Washington County also assisted in the investigation, PCPD said.
Boston was located by officers, who then attempted to make a traffic stop. Boston fled and the chase reached speeds of 70 miles per hour on local roads, PCPD said. Boston crashed into a guardrail at the intersection of Highway 390 and Lisenby Avenue and fled on foot into a wooded area before being captured, PCPD said.
Boston is suspected of robberies at a Chevron gas station on Highway 98 and Molitor Avenue as well at the VJ Mart located in the 2200 Block of Frankford Avenue and the American Quality/Value Lodge on West Highway 98 in Panama City.
He also will face charges related to the Jan. 31 armed robbery of the Tom Thumb on Main Street in Chipley and the Feb. 8 armed robbery of the Marathon gas station, commonly called the Courthouse BP, located on Jackson Ave. in Chipley, authorities said.
Anyone with more information on this case is asked to call the PCPD at (850) 872-3100, or they can report their tips anonymously to CrimeStoppers at (850) 785-TIPS.
