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Feds: NJ Man Facing Nearly 15 Years For Gunpoint Robbery Of 3 PA Convenience Stores
A New Jersey man is facing nearly 15 years behind bars for his alleged armed robbery of a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Allentown in 2017, federal authorities announced.
Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple felonies arising from the Mar. 28, 2017 robbery, including Hobbs Act robbery, and using, carrying, or possessing a machine gun during a crime, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.
During the robbery, it is alleged that Garcia used a long gun to threaten store employees and poked one employee with th…
