FWB Man Arrested for April 2nd Convenience Store Armed Robbery

Monday, April 15, 2024

Fort Walton Beach, Fla. – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Fort Walton Beach man that held a knife to a store clerk’s stomach during an armed robbery at a convenience store located on Beal Parkway near FWB on April 2nd.

During the investigation, the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriff’s Office identified 28-year-old Pablo Ismael Estrada-Sola, of Fort Walton Beach, FL. as a suspect.

Estrada-Sola was located walking in the area of Pine Crest Mobile Home Park which is located in the 400 block of NW Racetrack Rd in Fort Walton Beach on Friday evening.

During an interview, Estrada-Sola admitted to being the suspect seen in the video robbing the store.

Pablo Ismael Estrada-Sola has been charged with Robbery with a weapon, Aggravated Battery with a deadly weapon, and Grand Theft in relation to the April 2^nd Robbery of the Convenience store.

At the time of his arrest, Estrada-Sola was in possession of Cocaine and a glass smoking pipe with cocaine residue and was additionally charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance.

According to the Okaloosa County Jail’s website, Estrada-Sola was denied bond on the charges related to the Convenience Store Robbery and a hold placed by the Department of Immigration.

The April 2nd robbery involved two young males that entered the Quickmart store located at 565 Beal Parkway NW around 5:30 a.m. that Tuesday morning. The second robbery suspect is described as a Hispanic male wearing light or grey colored jeans, a black t-shirt, and a camo style button up. He was also wearing a black hat that said “nah homie” in cursive.

Anyone with information on the armed robbery is asked to contact the OCSO at (850) 651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crimes Stoppers at (850) 863-TIPS, emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com, or via the P3 Tips mobile application.

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