Two men were arrested early Monday morning and charged with armed robbery. Tajammal Sharief Brown, 16, and Dakota Guilliams, 19, were each charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in connection with a Sunday night incident in which they are accused of forcing a vehicle off of Henley Road, firing multiple shots and robbing the passengers. When the victims reported the robbery, sheriff's deputies were able to piece together information in order to obtain a search warrant for Brown's home at 303 N. Horner Blvd. After executing the warrant around 2 a.m. Monday, deputies found six firearms and a large amount of marijuana inside. Brown and Guilliams, as well a third suspect who was cited and released, were inside the home. Deputies have said they suspect the robbery was the result of a drug deal gone bad. Brown, who is a rising junior at Lee County High School and spent at least part of the last school year as a member of the school's junior varsity football team, is also charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and maintaining a dwelling for drugs. Sheriff Tracy Carter said the department has information that the suspects are gang members. Deputies also seized a go-kart they said was reported stolen."There will be further charges for some of these stolen items," Carter said. The raid was conducted by members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office detective division, SWAT team, narcotics division, patrol division, and canine unit. The investigation was also conducted with help from the Sanford Police Department, Carter said. Brown was placed in the Lee County Jail under a $116,000 secured bond. Guilliams was placed in the Lee County Jail under $50,000 secured bond.
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Many thanks to everyone involved in this case. As a resident of the Rosemount McIver Park Historic District, and specifically of Summit Drive which is the next block from Green Street(303 N. Horner is at the corner of Green/Horner); we and the neighborhood as a whole have had constant crime and drug issues with Green Street(and some nearby properties) for many years. The community continues to look for constructive solutions to the Green Street issue, and also appreciates the vigilance of law enforcement to help drive these criminal elements from the family oriented community everyone in our neighborhood is working to maintain and constantly improve. Thank you for your hard work and the risks you take every day toward that effort as well. We all work together to make Sanford and Lee County a safer place for our families.
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