JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 38-year-old man was found guilty of a July armed robbery at a Jacksonville Jimmy John's restaurant, the State Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
William Maxwell Hetsler, 38, was convicted on charges of armed robbery and possession of a firearm of a convicted felon.
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Hetsler was wearing a mask and sunglasses when he walked into the Jimmy Johns restaurant on Beach Boulevard the evening of July 28, pulled a stolen gun on an employee and demanded cash from the register.
The employee and Hetsler were wrestling over the gun when another employee walked up and held a knife up to Hetsler’s throat. Surveillance video captured the struggle, during which Hetsler's mask and sunglasses fell off, police said.
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Hetsler then dropped the gun and took off.
Prosecutors said Hetsler is a nine-time convicted felon. He now faces life in prison with a 10-year minimum mandatory.
Hetsler will be sentenced on Nov. 21.