On Wed. morning February 26, 2020 at approximately 6:13 am the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the “Right Stop” store located at the entrance of Indian Springs. Off of Hwy. 190 Complainant stated an unknown, possibly white male, entered the store with a mask and gloves on and brandished what appeared to be a pistol and machete and demanded money. The suspect then left with an undisclosed amount of money. Deputies and detectives arrived on scene and immediately started searching the area for the suspect based on the description provided by the store clerk. Detectives arrived on scene and watched the surveillance video and got a better description of the suspect and possible direction of travel when he left. The suspect was wearing a tan jacket, blue jean pants and had what appeared to be a camouflage hat and face mask.A citizen passing by stopped and asked if we were looking for someone and informed us just east of Indian Springs she noticed a male subject in the woods and stated he was wearing brown/tan jacket. Deputies responded to the area and noticed a white male in the edge of the woods fitting the description of the robbery suspect. Once the suspect seen the law enforcement officers he attempted to flee on foot.
After a foot chase the suspect was arrested and was still in possession of the weapon, face mask, and the currency taken from the store.The suspect was identified as 27-year-old David Shane Acosta from Magnolia Texas. David Acosta was transported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office where he confessed to the crime.
Acosta is currently in the Polk County Jail on a $100,000.00 bond set by Justice of the Peace Jamie Richardson.
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