Jaheim Muhammad, 21, is accused of robbing at least five local convenience stores and restaurants in the span of less than one week.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man is facing several charges after allegedly going on a spree of armed robberies.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced that Jaheim Muhammad, 21, was arrested after holding cashiers at gunpoint at at least five local convenience stores and fast food restaurants — all within less than a week.
Police officers responded to a Whataburger restaurant on San Jose Boulevard on Jan. 17, according to Muhammad’s arrest report, where a cashier said a man in black clothes, a surgical mask and crocs pointed a gun at him and demanded money.
The next day, detectives investigated another similar robbery at a Domino’s on Cassat Avenue. This time, however, investigators determined that the suspect fled the scene in a Lyft ride, according to the report. With that information and accompanying surveillance video, officers went to the ride’s destination, Muhammad’s apartment complex, where they arrested him.
The string of robberies is believed to have begun on Jan. 13 at a Dollar General on Old Kings Road South. Investigators also connected him to one the following day at the Mobil gas station on Old St. Augustine Road.
In more than one of the incidents, witnesses described the suspect as having a distinct limp. During his arrest, police said Muhammad admitted he was recently shot in the leg.
Muhammad was booked into the Duval County jail on Jan. 18 and faces five charges of armed robbery and a charge of resisting officers, among others. His bond is set at more than $905,000.