A federal grand jury has charged two Jacksonville men, Nathaniel Cox and Ahli Fields, in connection with a series of bold armed robberies across the Middle District of Florida,’s announcement earlier today by United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, underlining the seriousness of the offenses and the potential life behind bars they are facing if convicted on all counts. The indictment, which comes as part of a stringent nationwide initiative dubbed Operation Take Back America, targets the repulsion of illegal immigration and the dismantling of cartels and violent crime.
Cox, 34, and Fields, 33, find themselves in deep legal waters, with Cox staring down a minimum of 75 years’ imprisonment owing to a prior conviction for brandishing a firearm in a previous violent crime, and Fields could face at least 7 years—if not significantly more due to the gravity of the allegations, such as the armed robbery of a grocery store in Ormond Beach on June 9, 2020, with the indictment highlighting how during their crime spree Cox brandished a firearm and, in an unrelated instance, was found in possession of ammunition despite his status as a convicted felon, a clear federal violation.
These charges are no small matter, with both men accused of terrorizing local businesses and their communities; the gravity of their alleged actions is reflected in the weighty response by law enforcement, as illustrated by the collective investigation efforts from agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and multiple local police departments, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office press release. Their cases will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jeff Chang…