FBI arrests suspects in Los Angeles County armored car robbery, shooting

The Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced two suspects were arrested on Friday, October 21, in connection to an armored car robbery and shooting.

Two men were arrested for federal robbery and firearms offenses that allege they robbed an armored car on Monday, October 17, and shot a guard several times in the leg.

Gregory James, 47, of San Pedro, and Lamond Akins, 30, of Compton, were arrested pursuant to a federal criminal complaint that charges them with Hobbs Act robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

An armored car guard sustained gunshot wounds to his leg. The suspect allegedly stole $14,000 and the guard’s firearm.

Both men are expected to make their initial court appearance on Friday in the United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles

At approximately 11:20 on the day of the incident, a Loomis guard was ambushed by two armed suspects after working on ATMs at a Bank of America branch in Harbor City. According to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, surveillance video from the scene and from James’ residence link the two defendants to the robbery.

The affidavit states, “Akins is also the registered owner of a black Chevy Malibu, which is consistent with the vehicle used during the robbery,” and “Cell phone records for James’s cell phone place him in the location of the October 17, 2022, robbery at the time of the robbery.”

The Hobbs Act robbery offense alleged in the complaint carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, and the firearms offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison

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