5 Teens Arrested On Robbery Charges

St. Augustine Police Say Teens Held Up 12-Year-Old, 16-Year-Old

Published On: Oct 14 2011 02:07:56 PM EDT  Updated On: Dec 29 2009 07:54:21 AM EST
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. -

Police said they arrested five teenagers just after 1 a.m. Tuesday in St. Augustine Beach on robbery charges.

Police said the teens, four of whom are 17 years old and the other 18-year-old Quinshon Odom, held up a 12-year-old and 16-year-old for their cell phones and money and then fled the scene.

Officers said they spotted the teens' vehicle a short time later and arrested them.

The five teens from Lakeland are being held in the St. Johns County jail. Three of the teens, including Odom, Remi Watson, 17, and Umbuju Grant, 17, play for the Lake Gibson High School football team.

Police said they're also suspected in several car break-ins in the area.

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