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Nathaniel O. Cox, 30, found guilty of armed robbery at Publix supermarket in Florida
Pensacola, FL – In a shocking turn of events, Nathaniel O. Cox, 30, has been found guilty of armed robbery charges in a federal court in Florida.
According to sources, Cox was convicted of Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a Kel-Tec SUB-2000 assault rifle during the commission of a crime of violence.
Cox, a repeat offender, had previously been convicted of a similar crime in the Middle District of Georgia in 2015 and was sentenced to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, where he was released in May 2020.
On October 22, 2020, Cox entered the Publix supermarket located at 5998 Mobile Highway in Pensacola, Florida, where he confronted a store manager and another employee, warning that he was armed and there to rob the store.
Cox then instructed the employees to take him to the money room, where he brandished his semi-automatic rifle and ordered them to gather the money and place it in his backpack.
The employees were then ordered to lay on top of each other and count out loud or they would be shot. Cox fled the supermarket with the stolen United States currency.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was the first to respond to and investigate the crime scene, working in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to locate Cox at the international airport in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was taken into custody without incident.
Law enforcement also recovered the assault rifle used to commit the robbery.
“The investigation and prosecution of violence crime – in this case by an armed repeat offender – is central to our mission to protect the public,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Jason R. Coody.
Cox’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for December, where he will face justice for his crimes.
The case was the result of a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, with Assistant United States Attorneys David L. Goldberg and Jennifer H. Callahan prosecuting the case.
This conviction is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
As part of its PSN strategy, the United States Attorney’s Office is encouraging everyone to lock their car doors, particularly at night, to prevent burglaries from unlocked automobiles that are a significant source of guns for criminals in the Northern District of Florida.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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