JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Department of Justice said two Jacksonville men were charged for their alleged roles in a series of armed robberies across Florida.
According to the indictment, on June 9, 2020, Nathaniel Cox, 34, and Ahli Fields, 33, committed an armed robbery of a grocery store in Ormond Beach and brandished a gun.
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Officials said a few months later, Cox committed two additional robberies and brandished a firearm at both. During the same timeframe, Cox attempted three additional robberies.
He is also charged with possessing ammunition as a convicted felon on two occasions in September 2020.
If convicted on all counts, Cox and Fields face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Cox has a prior conviction for brandishing a firearm during a violent crime in 2015.
He faces a minimum penalty of 75 years.
Fields faces a minimum penalty of 7 years.