Suspect arrested in Friendswood tobacco store robbery

Police arrested a Houston man in connection with the April 6 robbery of a Friendswood tobacco store.

Houston resident Joseph Garrett Handy, 47, was out on bond for another offense when police arrested him at 3:45 p.m. April 10 at a motel in northeast Houston, according to a Friendswood Police Department news release.

Police say the events leading to Handy's arrest began around 3 a.m. April 6 when a witness reported Handy and his partner, Terrence Keith Millard, 49, were allegedly breaking into Friendswood-area Tobacco Etc. and clearing the displays of cigarettes.

Responding officers located the suspects' getaway car and a chase ensued, ending when the two abandoned the vehicle on top of a bridge near Interstate 10, according to the release.

Police reportedly caught up with Millard as he jumped into a nearby creek, but Handy managed to escape.