Search On for Counter-Jumping Robbery Suspect

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help identifying a man is says robbed a Lutz gas station Wednesday afternoon.

According to the agency, the man entered the Tailgate Mart, 25195 State Road 54, around 2:30 p.m., jumped over the counter and helped himself to cash inside the register. The man than ran back out of the store and got into a black Chevrolet Impala that was driven by someone else. The car is believed to be between 2006 and 2012 in model year.

The suspect is described as a black male between the age of 18 to 25. He stands about 6 feet tall and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, gray T-shirt, tan khakis and black-and-white sneakers. He also has a tattoo, possibly tribal, on his left forearm.

The Impala was last seen heading west on State Road 54 in the Land O’ Lakes area.

Anyone with information about the man or the crime is asked to call 727-847-8102.

Photo and video courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office