Robbery suspect arrested after police chase to courthouse

Published 5:06 pm Wednesday, February 13, 2019

A suspect was arrested after alledgedly robbing Temp Force and leading police on chase to the St. Clair County Courthouse in Pell City.

On February 6 at 8:47 a.m., officers from the Pell City Police Department were dispatched to the Temp Force Office at 4798 1st Avenue South, responding to a report of a person in the building with a firearm and were updated that he had left in a black Ford Mustang.  

According to the police report, officers observed the black Mustang with a black male driving at a high rate of speed and running traffic signals.  The Mustang fled to the St. Clair County Court House in Pell City where he abandoned his vehicle and fled into the courthouse. 

Officers entered the courthouse and took the suspect, Davin Marquis Swain, 28, into custody. 

Witnesses stated that the suspect, Swain, entered the Temp Force Office at 8:30 a.m. and he became upset with the staff because they did not have his check and after he had been terminated from employment.  The suspect went outside and removed a firearm from his Mustang and an employee alerted the office staff, which began to flee. 

The suspect took employees’ purses and contents and fled the scene.

The suspect in this case was taken into custody without incident and officers recovered the firearm, which the suspect abandoned. Officers recovered and returned property to the employees at Temp Force. 

Davin Marquis Swain was charged with Robbery 1st Degree, Attempting to Elude, Theft of Property and traffic citations and is being held in the St. Clair County Jail on a $141,000 bond. 

“This is an example of the dangerous and unpredictable behavior from criminals our officers have to face each day.  The unpredictable behavior such as this is what causes a danger to police officers and innocent citizens who are just going about their daily activities,” said Pell City Police Chief Paul Irwin, Jr. “We are fortunate that no one was injured or killed during this very dangerous situation. I am proud that this person is off the streets and our officers did an outstanding job apprehending him.  They make me proud every day because of the professional services they provide to our community and they are ready to face any situation on a moment’s notice.” 

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call the Pell City Police Department at 205-884-3334.