Two ex-cons are expected to be arraigned Friday on federal charges alleging they robbed two 7-Elevens in Los Angeles following a spree of no less than 20 similar robberies and attempted heists dating back to February.
Marcus Toles, 48, and Damian Brown, 35, both of Los Angeles, are charged with interfering with commerce by robbery and using, carrying and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The ATF said it began investigating a series of robberies of 7-Elevens across Southern California in September. Typically during the robberies, two suspects wearing ski masks, with one carrying a hydraulic rescue tool commonly used by rescue works and referred to as the “jaws of life,” would enter the store and go directly to the ATM, according to papers filed in Los Angeles federal court…