The man accused of robbing two Realtors at gunpoint is back on the street.
Paul Pinkston posted $500,000 bail and at 8:15 p.m. on Friday.
Detectives arrested Paul J. Pinkston, 58, around on Monday after watching him throughout the day and following him to his home on 10200 Gandy Boulevard.
Pinkston, an Air Force veteran, is charged with one count armed robbery and one count kidnapping with a deadly weapon.
Two female real estate agents were robbed, and one tied up, in two separate showings last week.
According to police, Pinkston called real estate agents last week, said his name was Robert Evans and that he was interested in buying a home.
When he arrived to meet the agent, he pulled a gun and robbed one of them, police said. Seeing another home later, Pinkston is accused of zip tying the agent before calling her husband and demanding a $50,000 ransom.
Neither woman was injured in the attacks.