{"id":115531,"date":"2025-12-31T23:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/115531\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:16:08","slug":"jesus-soto-parada-pleads-guilty-to-armed-robberies-across-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/115531\/","title":{"rendered":"Jes\u00fas Soto-Parada pleads guilty to armed robberies across California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A previously deported illegal immigrant<\/a> pleaded guilty Tuesday to a series of armed robberies targeting multiple convenience stores in California, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Central District of California.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Soto-Parada, 27, from El Salvador, was arrested on June 13, 2024, while fleeing a robbery at a 7-Eleven near Los Angeles<\/a>, after a clerk placed a hidden GPS device with the cash that they stole. Soto-Parada and an accomplice allegedly robbed stores across eight cities over a five-month period last year, the Department of Justice said last year.<\/p>\n

Soto-Parada is suspected of 11 thefts but admitted to committing seven of the charged cases across Los Angeles and Orange counties from January to June 2024, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors noted that Soto-Parada pleaded guilty to eight felonies, including one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and seven counts of robbery under the Hobbs Act, a federal law that makes it a crime to rob or extort businesses in a way that affects commerce.<\/p>\n

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Suspect in black hoodie attempted to rob Monroe Liquor on Jan. 11, 2024. (DOJ)<\/p>\n

Soto-Parada also had multiple prior immigration violations<\/a> before his robbery spree, including arrests by federal authorities in 2016 and 2022, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Authorities said that during his robbery spree in March 2024, Soto-Parada was arrested and subsequently deported to El Salvador the following month. He later returned to the United States and reportedly continued to commit robberies.<\/p>\n

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A second man in black hoodie was caught on surveillance footage holding a firearm during an attempted robbery at Monroe Liquor on Jan. 11, 2024. (DOJ)<\/p>\n

Police were able to apprehend Soto-Parada and his accomplice, Daniel Pavon, during their most recent robbery at a 7-Eleven on June 13, thanks to a hidden GPS device the clerk had placed in the $250 they stole, which allowed officers to track their movements.<\/p>\n

During the robbery, Soto-Parada, wearing a blue surgical mask and black sweatshirt, emptied the register while Pavon aimed a black replica handgun at the clerk, according to a criminal complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A male suspect in a face mask and black hoodie appears to hold a firearm during a 7-Eleven robbery on June 13, 2024. (DOJ)<\/p>\n

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In total, the suspects stole around $13,950 in cash and $7,415 in merchandise.<\/p>\n

Sentencing for Soto-Parada is scheduled for April 15, 2026. He could face up to 20 years in federal prison for each count, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A previously deported illegal immigrant pleaded guilty Tuesday to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,3431,4515,47,4518],"class_list":{"0":"post-115531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news","11":"tag-crime-world","12":"tag-justice-department","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-robbery-theft"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}