Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the armed robbery of a restaurant worker that occurred Friday night in Islamorada.
Deputy Nicholas Thaler and Sgt. Patricia O’Keefe responded to the Marker 88 restaurant at 10:30 p.m. to reports that one of the employees had been robbed in the parking lot. The victim told Deputy Thaler he was taking out the trash when two men jumped him. He said one man pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at him and demanded money. He said the other man punched him on the side of the face, knocking him to the ground.
He said the two men stole his money and his cellphone and then left northbound in a dark-colored, older-model Honda Civic, adding he believes he briefly lost consciousness after being hit. He was visibly shaken by the incident and was treated at the scene by paramedics, then was transported to Mariner’s Hospital, reports state.
A co-worker came outside and found the victim in the parking lot, on the ground. He ran back into the restaurant, instructing a manager to call the Sheriff’s Office.
Detective Lance Hernandez responded and is investigating the incident.
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