Pensacola felon who held victims at gunpoint during robbery gets 20 years

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man has been sentenced to prison for an armed robbery in December 2024.

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According to a Department of Justice news release, 41-year-old Ulysses Robinson Jr. was sentenced to 20 years in prison for charges of interference with commerce by threat or violence, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The release said that on Dec. 16, Robinson and Ladarryl Paige, who both pleaded guilty, went into a business on North Davis Highway and held multiple people at gunpoint before robbing them of $10,000 and marijuana.

Robinson allegedly forced all of the victims to comply with his orders at gunpoint. He also fired the gun during the incident.

Both men were identified through video surveillance and electronic evidence, according to the release.

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Robinson was previously convicted of a felony…

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