The suspect in a August 4 strong arm robbery of a Pokemon Go player is a wanted man in three other cities, police announced Wednesday night.
According to San Francisco Police Department Spokesperson Officer Grace Gatpandan, 23-year-old Damarea Williams-Evans allegedly snatched the cell phone from the hands of a Pokemon Go player on Mission Street near 17th Street.
The victim told police that he "chased the suspect and demanded the return of his cell phone, threatening to strike the suspect with a bottle if he did not get his cell phone back."
Williams-Evans allegedly "placed his hands into the front of his pants and threatened to shoot him if he came at him with the bottle" in response.
"The victim stated that, based on the actions of the suspect, he believed that he did possess a gun," Gatpandan says.
Shortly after the altercation, the victim flagged down some Mission Station officers at 17th and Hoff Streets, pointed out Williams-Evans, and told police his tale of woe.
Officers detained Williams-Evans, who as it turns out did not have a gun on his person. However, "the victim was able to unlock the cell phone that the suspect had in his possession by scanning his fingerprint and showed officers a digital image of himself on the phone," Gatpandan says.
Williams-Evans, who Gatpandan says has "numerous active South San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin County warrants," was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of felony strong-arm robbery, terrorist threats, and narcotics-related charges. According to online information provided by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department, he is now "out of custody." A call to the Sheriff's Department for more details on Williams-Evans' current location was not returned at publication time.
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