Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Connected To Series of Robberies

An Arizona man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to nine armed robberies in Southern California and Arizona. Samuel Sven Smith, 27, ...

May 17, 2023
4:56 AM

An Arizona man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to nine armed robberies in Southern California and Arizona. Samuel Sven Smith, 27, of Phoenix went on an armed robbery spree in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties as well as in Arizona from July 31 until his arrest on Aug. 20, according to his plea agreement. After Smith stole $400 from an employee of the Rancho Cucamonga PetSmart store, he shot at federal agents after they confronted him as he exited the store, according to Ciaran McEvoy, the public information officer for the U.

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