PetSmart Robber Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Riverside

Samuel Sven Smith, 27, of Phoenix went on an armed robbery spree across Southern California and Arizona, according to his plea. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...

May 16, 2023
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Samuel Sven Smith, 27, of Phoenix went on an armed robbery spree across Southern California and Arizona, according to his plea. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — An Arizona man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to nine armed robberies in Southern California and Arizona. Samuel Sven Smith, 27, of Phoenix went on an armed robbery spree in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties as well as in Arizona from July 31 until his arrest on Aug. 20, according to his plea agreement. After Smith stole $400 from an employee of the Rancho Cucamonga PetSmart store, he shot at federal agents after they confronted him as he exited the store, according to Ciaran McEvoy, the public information officer for the U.

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