Maximo Fitzhugh, Buckhead Robbery, Georgia 2026
Buckhead Robbery Lands Maximo Fitzhugh 10.5 Years in Prison
Maximo Fitzhugh, a 25-year-old Atlanta man, has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in federal prison for a pair of violent crimes committed in the Buckhead district of Atlanta.
According to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, Fitzhugh's crimes included threatening to shoot up an Atlanta women's clinic and then brazenly robbing a mail carrier, leading to a gun battle in the high-end Buckhead Village shopping center.
On April 9, 2024, Fitzhugh called an Atlanta women's clinic and told the employees to evacuate because he was planning to 'shoot the whole place up.'
The clinic locked its doors until FBI agents and Atlanta Police Department officers responded and secured the area.
Approximately four months later, just after noon on August 1, 2024, Fitzhugh robbed a mail carrier who was delivering mail near the high-end Buckhead Village shopping center.
During the robbery, which was captured on surveillance video, Fitzhugh pointed a handgun at the carrier and threatened to kill her.
A passerby who witnessed the robbery unfolding drew his own handgun, yelled at Fitzhugh to stop, and fired at him. As a result, Fitzhugh hid behind a parked car, fired his handgun in the air, and fled the area.
Fitzhugh, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. to serve 10 years, 6 months in prison to be followed by 5 years on supervised release.
On October 25, 2025, Fitzhugh pled guilty to one count of communicating interstate threats and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bret R. Hobson and Brent Alan Gray and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Annalise K. Peters prosecuted the case.
Fitzhugh was taken into custody on August 19, 2024.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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