Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Cleveland Man Pleaded Guilty to Five Armed Robberies
Amhad Jones, 26, pleaded guilty to five counts of interfering with commerce by robbery and three counts of using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence for a series of armed robberies in Cleveland, Ohio last year.
According to court records and Jones’ acknowledgements during the change of plea hearing:
On January 18, 2019, Jones entered the Metro PCS store located at 9312 Harvard Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. He stated he wanted to pay his bill, then he pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the employee. The employee gave him approximately $900 and Jones fled.
On February 6, 2019, Jones entered the Metro PCS store located at 10959 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, Ohio. He stated he wanted to pay his bill, then he pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the employee. The employee gave him approximately $250 and Jones fled.
On February 13, 2019, Jones entered the Metro PCS store located at 14701 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, Ohio. He stated he wanted to pay his bill, then he pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the employee. The employee gave him approximately $350 and Jones fled.
On April 19, 2019, Jones entered the Metro PCS store located at 14701 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, Ohio. He walked up to the counter, then he pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the employee. The employee gave him approximately $300-$800 and Jones fled.
On April 23, 2019, Jones entered the Metro PCS store located at 9312 Harvard Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. He stated he wanted to pay his bill, then he pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the employee. The employee, a concealed carry permit holder, retrieved his own pistol and shot Jones three times. Jones received medical attention and was later arrested. A pistol was recovered from Jones.
This prosecution is part of Project Guardian, the Justice Department’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws.
This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that surges federal and local law enforcement resources to communities’ most violent neighborhoods in order to root out offenders and build positive relationships with victims, witnesses and community members.
This case was investigated by the Cleveland Division of Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Crime Strategies Unit, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly L. Galvin.
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