Man gets 20 years for shooting at store clerk

Maurice Sanders, 30, sentenced to prison

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Maurice Sanders

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at a gas station clerk in Jacksonville, the State Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

Maurice Eugene Sanders was convicted last month of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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Sanders was at a gas station on Soutel Drive in June 2014 when he became angry with the store clerk and vandalized the store.

When the clerk followed him outside, Sanders pulled out a gun and fired one shot at him. The clerk was not struck.

Sanders then got into a car and left the scene.

Sanders was sentenced as a habitual felony offender.


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