3 Los Angeles County Residents Charged With 10 Armed Robberies of Pharmacies

3 Los Angeles County Residents Charged With 10 Armed Robberies of Pharmacies
A Rite Aid in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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Two men and one woman were expected to appear in federal court Oct. 24 for allegedly committing 10 armed robberies of Rite Aid and Walgreens stores in Los Angeles County over a six-week period.

Federal authorities Oct. 6 charged Makai Yusef Sanders, 22, and Kenyatta Kamar Jones, 22, both of Hawthorne, California; and Diavion Deshawna Mouton, of Carson, California, with Hobbs Act robbery—robbery affecting interstate commerce—and using or carrying a firearm during a crime of violence.

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