Three men connected to armed-car robbery investigation

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has obtained warrants for the arrest of three Nacogdoches men for aggravated robbery, a case that occurred in 2009. The Robbery occurred June 2009 as three male subjects robbed an armored car at regions bank at 300 E. Main. The investigation has been ongoing since that time.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has had a series of ongoing drug investigations in Nacogdoches County. While conducting these investigations, investigators obtained information of drugs being distributed in the 3000 block of N. Pecan Street. The target of the investigation was a Samuel Williams. The sheriff office obtained information while conducting these investigations that Williams had been involved in the armored car robbery.

On Monday September 16, 2013 the Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office arrived at Williams residence and conducted a consensual encounter with Williams. Sheriff Investigators obtained consent to search Williams residence which lead to the discovery of 16 grams of Ectasy and 4 ounces of marijuana. The Sheriff office also found other evidence at the scene that linked Williams to the armored car robbery. The Sheriff Office has also interviewed several other people in the case that has corroborated other information and evidence that the sheriff office has obtained.

The Nacogdoches Sheriff Office contacted the FBI, Texas Ranger and Nacogdoches Police Department. All departments came together and started working on the case. With the information and evidence that these departments had collected in the past and with the new evidence that has been collected we were able to identify and develop probable cause for an arrest for two more suspects that were involved in the robbery.

On Friday evening the Nacogdohes County Sheriff Office obtained warrants for the arrest of Samuel Ruiz Williams 29 years of age, Antonio Demond Sonier 41 years of age and Donnie Jermaine Daniels 29 years of age. Samuel Williams and Antonio Sonier have been arrested and are currently in the Nacogdoches County Jail on charges of Aggravate Robbery a first degree felony. Samuel Williams has also been charged with Possession of a controlled substance 1st degree felony in a drug free zone.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office is still looking for Donnie Daniels who is known to hang out in Lufkin area. A warrant for Aggravated Robbery has been issued for Daniels arrest which is a first degree felony. Anyone with information on Daniels whereabouts is asked to contact the Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office or your local law enforcement agency.

Sheriff Bridges stated that this case would not have been possible without the interagency cooperation by all departments. The Nacogdoches Police Department, FBI, and Texas Rangers have really worked hard on this case over the years and gathered a lot of information that paid off in the end. We were able to take what new information we had obtained, with all the information they had gathered over the years and this case started coming together very quickly for us.

Sheriff Bridges stated that everyone on this case did a fantastic job of investigating it to the end and not quitting. This case is very significant and I think it should send a clear message to anyone thinking about committing such a violent crime like this, that our law enforcement agencies will work with one another to bring these people to justice.