On Friday (July 17) at approximately 1:40 p.m., Pearland Police Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call of a robbery in progress at the Sonic located at 7031 W. Broadway.
A Pearland Police officer arrived at the location as the call was dispatched and was advised that the suspect, who wore a white shirt over his face and approached Sonic carrying a weed eater, likely to avoid suspicion while walking with his face covered, had fled the scene on foot toward Food Town, located at 7121 W. Broadway. Other witnesses advised that the suspect fled from the Food Town parking lot in a black 4-door vehicle. Nothing was taken from Sonic.
From witness descriptions of the suspect vehicle, Pearland PD’s Crime Analyst was able to link the suspect to a series of robberies that occurred in and around the Houston area.
The suspect was ultimately identified as Michael Francis Grant, 31. Grant was taken into custody by the Houston Police Department on July 24. Grant was charged in connection with the Sonic robbery on July 28. Bond was set at $500,000.
