Alex Arnez Jones, Armed Robbery, North Carolina 2015

A string of armed robberies in Charlotte, North Carolina, has come to an end with the sentencing of Alex Arnez Jones. The 27-year-old Atlanta, Georgia, resident was sentenced to 262 months in prison for his role in the robberies.

According to court documents, Jones robbed five Charlotte-area businesses at gunpoint between November 17 and November 23, 2015. The businesses included a Boost Mobile store, a Fuel Mart gas station, a Subway restaurant, Beautiful Hair Palace, and iBeauty.

During the robberies, Jones brandished a firearm and demanded money from store employees. In one of the robberies, he pointed his firearm at a store employee, threatening to shoot her if she did not comply.

Jones pleaded guilty in August 2016 to five counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of use and carry of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced the sentencing, stating that Jones would serve three years of supervised release and pay $6,319 in restitution. The investigation was handled by the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Randall prosecuted the case, which resulted in Jones being sentenced to 262 months in prison. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.

Jones is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/georgia-man-sentenced-more-21-years-string-armed-robberies-charlotte