Curtis Hines wanted to buy drugs early Sunday morning, but when he didn’t have enough money, his drug dealer suggested robbing a Domino’s Pizza store.
At about 3:10 a.m. Sunday, Hines, 36, walked into the store in the 2000 block of Southwest 13th Street and demanded money from the cashier, according to a Gainesville Police arrest report.
Hines said he had a gun, and the cashier gave him $60. He then fled to meet up with his dealer, Michael Deangelo Clayton, 25.
When officers arrived, a witness identified Hines as the person who robbed the store.
GPD arrested Hines at 1:16 a.m. on Monday and charged him with armed robbery and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Alachua County Jail records.
Later that morning, Hines said in an interview with GPD detectives that Clayton told him to rob the store to pay for the drug deal.
Officers found Clayton at the ABC Motel, located off Southwest 13th Street, and arrested him at about 4 a.m. Police charged Clayton with drug possession, criminal conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to jail records.
Police booked Clayton and Hines into Alachua County Jail early Monday, where they remained later that night with bonds set at $100,000 and $505,000 respectively.
Contact Chris Alcantara at calcantara@alligator.org.
