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Police: Suspect wanted in Garner manhunt in March arrested in Raleigh

Raleigh police arrested a man Wednesday night who eluded authorities in late March after a police chase in Garner, authorities said.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police arrested a man Wednesday night who eluded authorities in late March after a police chase in Garner, authorities said.

Willonte Jamal Papa Miller-Torres, 20, of Raleigh, was arrested late Wednesday night, according to Garner police. Jail records show he was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy and possession with intent to sell/distribute marijuana.

Willonte Jamal Papa Miller-Torres
Miller-Torres was originally wanted in connection to a March 16 armed robbery in a room at the Wake Inn on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh. Garner police were pursuing Miller-Torres on March 27 when two patrol cars collided, injuring an officer.

Garner police said the injured officer will be out of work for several weeks, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

The suspect drove his car into a ditch, and then ran away from the scene while wearing a gold jumpsuit. Authorities locked down the area to search for Miller-Torres, but he was not found, and the manhunt was eventually called off.

The circumstances leading up to Miller-Torres' arrest Wednesday were not immediately available.

Miller-Torres has several convictions for breaking and entering and larceny, and he was on probation after being released from prison in January, according to state Department of Public Safety records. He has pending charges of three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and three counts of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon in the March 16 robbery.

Another person was charged in the March robbery, according to arrest warrants. Daishia Janee Frazier, 18, of Raleigh, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to the warrant.

Daishia Janee Frazier

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