A 24-year-old man faces federal prison time after he admitted to robbing three Subway restaurants in Orange County earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Santa Ana resident Freddie Alexander Lopez pleaded guilty to one federal count of interference with commerce by robbery. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 2.<\/p>\n
The FBI said Lopez’s robbery spree started in Santa Ana on Jan. 27 when he held a Subway employee at knifepoint and demanded money from the cash register.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three days later, Lopez tried to rob a Subway in Fountain Valley before heading to a Yum Yum Donuts store in Santa Ana. Similarly, Lopez demanded money from the cash register while holding the Yum Yum Donuts employee at knifepoint.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 1, Lopez tried to rob another Subway in Anaheim with a replica firearm.<\/p>\n
The Santa Ana Police Department arrested him during a traffic stop five days later. The FBI said officers found what appeared to be the same handgun, knife, mask and glasses used during the string of robberies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lopez was released during local pre-trial proceedings before being arrested on federal charges on April 30. He’s been in federal custody since.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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