A suspect in the brazen heist of a Midtown jewelry store last month has been nabbed in Florida, federal officials said Tuesday.
The FBI arrested Pedro Davila, 27, in Pasco County, Fla., on Sunday for the Aug. 25 raid at Avianne & Co. that was caught on camera.
“In the day and age of technology and cameras, you would think robbers trying to pull off a cinematic heist would think twice,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge William Sweeney said. “But these men allegedly took over a jewelry store in Midtown, tied up the employees and robbed it without believing they would get caught.”
“Their mistakes should be a warning to everyone wanting to be a copycat,” Sweeney added.
Davila’s two co-conspirators remain at large, although federal officials have already indicted one of them, Jaysean Sutton, 39.
Both suspects are charged with robbery, robbery conspiracy and brandishing a firearm. They could face life in prison if convicted on the tops counts.
Sutton and Davila became friends after meeting at a homeless shelter and allegedly hatched a plan to rob Avianne & Co. on W. 47th St. The shop’s celebrity clientele includes Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber.
Cops estimate the crooks got away with $4 million worth of goods.
The robbers posed as customers before forcing workers to the floor and binding them with duct tape and zip ties, video shows.
Sutton wore a suit and fedora and Davila donned a black bucket hat while an accomplice who has not been identified wore a red-and-black bandana on his head, according to cops.
Davila was awaiting arraignment in Tampa Federal Court.
