Suspect in custody after armed robbery of luxury watch shop in downtown Miami – NBC 6 South Florida

A suspect was taken into custody after an armed robbery at a luxury watch shop in downtown Miami Monday, police said.

The robbery happened at Street Watch Time & Life Style Eye Wear at 139 E. Flagler Street.

Miami Police officials said the suspect fled from officers and dropped a bag that was full of stolen watches near 6th Street and Northwest 2nd Avenue.

According to an arrest report, the suspect threatened employees inside the store and told them to fill his bag with watches and to give him all the cash in the register.

Officers later found 38 Invicta watches inside the dropped bag. A firearm was also recovered, police said.

Police said the suspect was able to change clothes but officers caught up to him inside a nearby Publix.

Footage posted by OnlyInDade showed the suspect being taken into custody inside the store in front of shocked customers and employees.

Billy Charles Williams, 64, faces charges of armed robbery, kidnapping and resisting an officer without violence, arrest records said.