Deputies arrested a Timmonsville man after they said he robbed a woman in Florence and led them on a high-speed chase Tuesday afternoon.
Bertis Lue Allen Isgett, 39, of 3908 Peniel Road, is charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and failure to stop for a blue light, according to a Florence County Sheriff’s Office press release issued Wednesday.
Deputies were called to the scene of a reported armed robbery on Stokes Road in Florence at 4:07 p.m. Tuesday, where a woman was robbed at knifepoint. She told deputies the suspect stole her purse after a brief struggle, according to the release.
The victim called E-911 and gave dispatchers a description of the suspect and the vehicle he was driving, as well as his direction of travel. While en route to the scene, deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description and tried to stop it. The suspect instead led them on a high-speed chase that began on Sumter Street and ended in Darlington County. There, the suspect abandoned the vehicle and tried to run from the deputies, but was soon captured.
Isgett remains in custody at the Florence County Detention Center in Effingham awaiting a bond hearing.
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