PALATKA, Fla. – An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself in a Palatka home midday Friday surrendered and was arrested, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Terrance Tobler, 27, was booked into the Putnam County jail, where he is being held on a bond of $250,000.
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A SWAT team surrounded a mobile home on Balsam Street about 8:15 a.m. after learning that Tobler was inside. He was wanted by Putnam County deputies in connection with the armed robbery of an Internet cafe in February.
Deputies learned that a pregnant woman and two small children were inside the mobile home with Tobler.
After about an hour of negotiation, investigators were able to talk the woman, who is Tobler’s girlfriend, into coming out of the home with the children.
Once the woman and children were safe, negotiators attempted to make contact with Tobler, but were unsuccessful.
The SWAT and Rifle Security Teams were called to the scene and took over efforts to arrest Tobler.
After additional efforts to contact Tobler failed, a robot equipped with multiple cameras and a two-way communicator was deployed. The robot found Tobler hiding under the mobile home and could see that he was not holding a weapon.
Tobler spoke with deputies through the robot and agreed to surrender.
A short time later, Tobler surrendered peacefully to SWAT team members and was taken into custody without further incident.