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Convicted: Armed Robbers Terrorized Atlanta and Cobb County Drug Stores

ATLANTA – Lloyd Nathaniel Joyner, a/k/a Zulu, a/k/a Zu, 25, of College Park, Ga., and Dave Montonio Sturgis, Jr., have been convicted in federal district court in connection with a string of armed robberies in Atlanta and Cobb County, Georgia, in May and June 2015.

Between May 27 and June 19, 2015, the duo terrorized employees at CVS and Walgreens drug stores in Marietta, Smyrna, and Atlanta, robbing them at gunpoint. The men were dressed in black, hooded sweatshirts, with their faces masked, and brandished semiautomatic pistols during the heists.

‘These armed robbers stormed into businesses terrorizing the employees inside,’ said U.S. Attorney John Horn. ‘Through the hard work of the local police, the GBI and the FBI, law enforcement stopped this violent robbery crew, helping to make our community safer.’

The investigation was led by Lawrenceville Police Detective Justin Hipps, who recognized the similarity in crimes occurring across metro-Atlanta. Detective Hipps put together a task force to solve the incidents, bringing together agencies to share information and stop the robbers.

Lloyd Nathaniel Joyner was convicted of robbing a CVS in Marietta on May 27, 2015; a CVS in Atlanta on June 4, 2015; and a CVS in Smyrna also on June 4th. Dave Montonio Sturgis, Jr., joined the robbery crew in mid-June as the driver, and also went inside the stores before the robberies to scout the target locations.

The men were also convicted of robbing a Walgreens in Smyrna on June 16, 2015; a Walgreens in Marietta on June 18, 2015; and a CVS also in Marietta on June 19, 2015. They were also convicted of aiding and abetting each other in the brandishing of firearms in the robberies on June 16, 18, and 19, 2015.

Law enforcement agencies praised the efforts of the task force, led by Detective Hipps, for their hard work in solving the case and bringing the perpetrators to justice.