{"id":133093,"date":"2026-01-27T04:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133093\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:16:16","slug":"florida-gets-4-year-sentence-for-shirtless-robbery-of-taco-bell-using-large-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133093\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gets 4-year sentence for shirtless robbery of Taco Bell using &#8216;large rock&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida man<\/a> was sentenced to four months in prison after he jumped through a Taco Bell drive-thru window while shirtless and robbed workers and customers with a &#8220;large rock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Kewarren Lee Anderson, 40, was arrested in July after he was captured by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ocala Police Department<\/a> K9 dog who found him behind a dumpster.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson entered the restaurant through the drive-thru window while clenching a &#8220;large rock&#8221; in his hand before demanding money from workers and customers and chasing them all out of the building, police said, according to Ocala-News.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/mcdonalds-customer-launches-flying-kick-employee-heated-restaurant-brawl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MCDONALD&#8217;S CUSTOMER LAUNCHES FLYING KICK AT EMPLOYEE DURING HEATED RESTAURANT BRAWL<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/florida-man-taco-bell-robbery-large-rock.png\" alt=\"Kewarren Lee Anderson\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kewarren Lee Anderson, 40, was sentenced to four months in prison. (Getty Images:Marion County Jail)<\/p>\n<p>The man then fled the fast food establishment, but he was quickly tracked down by a K9.<\/p>\n<p>According to body camera footage, Anderson was seen behind the dumpster panicking as he held his hands up in surrender when he was approached by the K9.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how much cash Anderson was able to take before running away.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/florida-man-taco-bell-robbery-large-rock-shirtless.png\" alt=\"Kewarren Lee Anderson inside a Taco Bell\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kewarren Lee Anderson entered the restaurant through the drive-thru window while clenching a &#8220;large rock&#8221; in his hand before demanding money from workers and customers. (Ocala Police Department)<\/p>\n<p>Anderson was homeless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/robbery-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">during the robbery<\/a> and told police he needed money, according to an arrest affidavit, News 6 reported.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours after he was taken into custody, Anderson was involved in a physical altercation with another incarcerated person.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-paraglider-survives-500-foot-plunge-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FLORIDA PARAGLIDER SURVIVES 500-FOOT PLUNGE INTO OCEAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/florida-man-taco-bell-robbery-large-rock-shirtless-k9.png\" alt=\"Kewarren Lee Anderson behind a dumpster\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kewarren Lee Anderson was seen panicking as he held his hands up in surrender when he was approached by a K9. (Ocala Police Department)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anderson was charged with armed robbery and battery by a person at a detention facility in connection with the two incidents.<\/p>\n<p>He was found guilty on both charges last week and sentenced to four years in prison, excluding the time he had already served in the Marion County Jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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