Twelve smash-and-grab heists. Two men. A string of terror across Palm Beach County stores. Michael Anthony Roundtree Jr., 37, and Daren Bernard Razz III, 40, both of Riviera Beach, Florida, are now in federal custody, charged with armed robbery affecting interstate or foreign commerce. From August 2019 through August 2020, the pair allegedly stormed inside auto supply and “dollar” stores under cover of night, guns drawn, demanding cash and goods.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida, Roundtree and Razz successfully pulled off ten armed robberies and bungled two others. Operating mostly as a team, they targeted small retail outlets when employees were most vulnerable—late at night. Surveillance footage and witness statements paint a chilling pattern: masked figures bursting through doors, shouting commands, leveling firearms. In one brutal incident, an employee was pistol-whipped when deemed too slow to comply.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, led by Ariana Fajardo Orshan, announced the charges alongside FBI Miami Field Office Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw. The joint investigation, spearheaded by the FBI and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, unraveled the duo’s crime spree through ballistics matches, video evidence, and forensic analysis tied to each location.
Roundtree and Razz weren’t just hitting random shops—they were methodical. Most robberies occurred after hours, exploiting minimal security at low-profile businesses. The stolen goods and cash, while not itemized in total dollar value, moved across state lines through resale and distribution channels, triggering federal jurisdiction under the Hobbs Act, which criminalizes robbery affecting interstate commerce.
Assistant United States Attorney Marc Osborne is prosecuting the case. The defendants face multiple counts of armed robbery, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy. If convicted, they could each face decades behind bars, with mandatory minimum sentences tied to firearm use during violent offenses. Bond hearings are pending as the case moves toward arraignment.
A criminal complaint is not a conviction—Roundtree and Razz are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Court records, including affidavits and charging documents, are accessible via the Southern District of Florida’s public docket at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov under case number 20-8277-DLB. The streets may be quieter now, but the legal reckoning has just begun.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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