LOS ANGELES
Federal officials stated that two men were arrested Friday on federal robbery and firearms offenses for allegedly robbing an armored car on Monday and shooting a guard several times in the leg.
Gregory James, 47, of San Pedro, and Lamond Akins, 30, of Compton, were arrested under a federal criminal complaint that charges them with Hobbs Act robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
The defendants are innocent unless proven guilty.
On Monday morning at approximately 11:20, a Loomis guard was ambushed by two armed suspects after working on ATMs at a Bank of America branch in Harbor City.
According to a criminal complaint, surveillance video from the scene and James’ residence link the two defendants to the robbery.
Furthermore, “Akins is also the registered owner of a black Chevy Malibu, which is consistent with the vehicle used during the robbery,” the affidavit states.
“Cell phone records for James’s cell phone place him in the location of the October 17, 2022, robbery at the time of the robbery.”
During the incident, the robbers ambushed the guard, and both opened fire, striking him in the leg several times.
According to the affidavit, the robbers stole $140,000 and the guard’s firearm.
The Hobbs Act robbery offense alleged in the complaint carries a statutory of up to 20 years in federal prison and the firearms offense to 10 years in prison
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are conducting an investigation in this matter.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey M. Chemerinsky of the Violent and Organized Crime Section is prosecuting this case.