Orange Park man indicted in gas station robbery

A grand jury has indicted a Clay County man on federal charges stemming from a gas station robbery, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

Joshua Noah Sams, 20, of Orange Park, is charged with interference of interstate commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during a robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Florida’s Middle District. The indictment states that Sams held up a gas station at gunpoint Nov. 12, 2019, and got away with cash.

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Sams, who is in federal custody on unrelated robbery and firearms charges, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the robbery count. The brandishing charge carries a 7-year minimum-mandatory sentence up to life in prison.