For the News-Leader
Raheem Davis Jr. Submitted
22-Year-Old Raheem Davis Jr. and another suspect allegedly carried out a scheme to defraud Home Depot stores across multiple locations in Palm Beach, Nassau, Miami-Dade, Duval, and Martin Counties between November 21, 2023 and December 1, 2023. The suspects are accused of using counterfeit bills to attempt to purchase merchandise from these locations.
In several incidents, the suspects took off with cash and merchandise from various Home Depots throughout the state.
On December 1, 2023 an attempted robbery occurred in Nassau County at the Home Depot on State Road 200 in Yulee. Nassau County Sheriff's Office detective with the criminal investigations division (CID) reviewed surveillance video of the robbery and identified the suspect as Raheem Davis Jr.
The footage showed the suspect attempting to purchase several items in the Garden Center of Home Depot using counterfeit money. While the cashier called for a manager, Davis tried to forcibly open the cash register. Although the victim managed to push the suspect away, the suspect ran from the store leaving the merchandise behind.
A detective with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office determined that Davis was also implicated in similar criminal cases with the Miami Dade Police Department, Stuart Police Department, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance video and finger prints linked Davis to the crime scenes across multiple jurisdictions.
“Cooperating with other law enforcement agencies allows us to solve cases more effectively,” said Sheriff Bill Leeper. If criminals are committing crimes here, they’re likely committing crimes elsewhere, too.”
On December 15, 2023, Davis was arrested on outstanding warrants in Fulton County and subsequently booked into Camden County Jail in Georgia. He faces charges including three counts of burglary with assault or battery, one count of robbery with a weapon, one count of robbery, three counts of attempted robbery, battery on a person over 65, and one count of organized scheme to defraud (less than $20,000).