KINGSLAND, Ga. – Police in Kingsland arrested a man who has been on the run from federal law enforcement officers since 2012 after a “fake” armed robbery scheme that stole $400,000 from a Walmart store in Baltimore, officers said Tuesday.
Mohamad Alstashy, a fugitive who has lived in Baltimore but is originally from Yemen, was taken into custody by the Kingsland Police Department.
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Alstashy, along with several other suspects, robbed the Walmart in an elaborate scheme, according to a federal indictment obtained from a court in Baltimore.
During the incident, Alstashy allegedly shot one of his co-conspirators who worked for Walmart to make the robbery look real, investigators said.
That person was shot in the arm, but the injury wasn’t life-threatening.
After the robbery, Alstashy and the others involved set fire to a getaway vehicle before meeting up at another location to divide the stolen money, officials said.
Alstashy faces charges including Hobbs Act conspiracy, Hobbs Act robbery including aiding and abetting, discharging a firearm during a robbery, wire fraud and the malicious destruction of a vehicle by fire.