Four Los Angeles County men are facing federal charges after being accused of a series of armed robberies, mostly targeting 7-Eleven stores in South LA before posting photos of the allegedly stolen cash to Instagram.
Four Los Angeles County men are facing federal charges in a series of armed robberies in which federal prosecutors allege they threatened people with a gun and posted photos of the stolen cash to Instagram. The robberies targeted several businesses, most of them 7-Eleven stores in the South LA region, from Nov. 4 to Dec. 24 of last year, according to federal prosecutors.
'Defendants Christopher and Leonard would sometimes brandish a firearm to frighten and control employees and customers inside the business being robbed,' the indictment alleges.In a statement, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada said the threatening of customers and workers made the alleged heists even worse, traumatizing the victims in the process.'Violent gun crime leaves lasting emotional and psychological scars for victims,' Estrada said.
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