A man who robbed a Steak N Shake restaurant early Sunday and then pointed a gun at deputies while trying to get away was caught after crashing his car, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies said that just before 7 a.m., 20-year-old Allan Stinson entered the Steak N Shake at 1402 Brandon Boulevard and stole money from the cashier at gunpoint. He fled on foot, but was quickly spotted by deputies as he was getting into a 2001 Nissan Sentra.

According to the arrest report, deputies were preparing to pull Stinson over when he pointed a .380 caliber semi-automatic gun at them as he drove away.

The deputies backed off "to a safe distance" and began pursuing Stinson through Brandon with helicopter assistance. About 10 minutes later, the report said, Stinson lost control of his car and crashed on westbound State Road 60, about a half-mile west of U.S. 301.

Stinson's car left the road and rolled at least once, landing upside down, deputies said. But Stinson managed to crawl from the wreckage and run into a small pond next to the crash site.

Responding deputies ran in behind him and pulled him from the water. The cash and gun were recovered.



Stinson has a lengthy criminal history and was just released from the Florida state prison system in March, authorities said. He was charged with armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault on law enforcement officers and fleeing to elude.