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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Featherstone called for backup and went inside after him, according to the release. When she approached Coates, "she was positive that it was the same suspect and asked him to place his hands behind his back," the release says. Coates "immediately attempted to flee after he picked up a chair from the dining room and threw it at Officer Featherstone," the release adds. Page 59 After a foot pursuit east on 10th Street to Lemon Avenue, Coates was apprehended with assistance from Officer Chris O'Donnell, the release notes. At that time, he was found to be in possession of a vial with seven pieces of crack cocaine, according to the release. Coates confessed to being responsible for the armed robberies of both the 7-11 on June 30 and the Smoke Shop on June 14, the release says. MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a home invasion suspect whom deputies found hiding in the shadows just minutes after the crime was reported, the office has announced. About 11 p.m. on June 26, occupants of a home on Horizon Road in Venice saw an unidentified man on a surveillance camera that was positioned with a view of their rear door, according to the report. One of the victims thought the man had left, the report says, so a man in the group went outside to investigate. The man was confronted by the suspect, who pointed a gun at him, the report adds. When those remaining in the house spotted the gun on the surveillance camera, they locked the rear sliding glass door, the report continues. The suspect initially tried to smash the glass door with the gun, it adds. When that did not work, the suspect forced the victim at gunpoint to the front of the home and inside through the open garage; he then ordered the victim to open a safe located in a bedroom, the report says. The victim told the suspect he was not a resident of the home, so he did not know the combination. The suspect then tried unsuccessfully to open the safe himself, the report says. When he failed, he fled on foot, according to the report. Rondell Taylor/Contributed photo Deputies responding to a 911 call placed by the victims found the suspect hiding in the yard of a nearby house, the report adds; the officers had arrived about six minutes after the 911 call came in. Rondell Taylor, 25, who has no known permanent address, was arrested and charged with Home Invasion Robbery With A Firearm. %