TAMPA, Fla. – Devon Floyd, 31, Bradenton, has been charged with one count of Hobbs Act robbery. If convicted, Floyd faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
According to the complaint, on August 10, 2023, Floyd robbed a business in Tampa.
He asked the clerk for a free water, which she did not have, before walking behind the counter and lifting his jacket to show the clerk a firearm.
Floyd then ordered the clerk to empty the register, took the cash, and fled the scene in a dark-colored Mazda.
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The complaint further alleges that Floyd is suspected of committing additional robberies in the area and that those robberies are still being investigated.
This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Tampa Police Department, the Temple Terrace Police Department, the Lakeland Police Department, and the North Port Police Department.
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