An Orlando man who robbed five Central Florida convenience stores over the course of a month is now headed to federal prison.
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According to court documents, 29-year-old Geoffrey Gaston committed all five robberies during the early-morning hours at 7-Eleven stores between September 12 and October 12 in 2022.
The first robbery occurred at 4:30 a.m. on September 12, 2022, when Gaston entered a 7-Eleven on State Road 535 dressed in all black and wearing gloves. He brandished what appeared to be a handgun at the cashier and fled with all the money in the cash drawer.
Records show investigators later found evidence that Gaston had been searching “realistic toy gun” on the internet in the weeks leading up to the first robbery.
Two weeks later, again at approximately 4:30 a.m., Gaston robbed the 7-Eleven on Destiny Road in Altamonte Springs. Like the first robbery, he wore all black and displayed what appeared to be a gun before leaving the store with $73.