Three arrested in robbery of St. Pete Beach cleaners

ST. PETE BEACH — Police have arrested two men they say held a woman in a restroom as they robbed Gulf Beach Cleaners on Wednesday.

Larry Wade Ellison, 49, and Norman Davis Jr., 35, both of St. Petersburg, each face single counts of kidnapping, strong-armed robbery and simple battery.

Both are being held in lieu of $70,500 bail at the Pinellas County Jail.

Sheldon Lloyd Jackson, 33, of St. Petersburg, was also arrested and is accused of being a principal to first-degree robbery. His bail was set at $10,000.

Police say the robbers entered the cleaners, 200 75th Ave., through a side door and threw shopkeeper Ilona Feher into a restroom —- and then again after she tried to flee — and stole $1,051.27.