


A Los Angeles County man who posted a photo of himself on Instagram with stacks of suspected stolen cash pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 7, to committing armed robberies of local stores.
Jordan Leonard, 26, of Torrance entered a plea to federal counts of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and interference with commerce by robbery, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A sentencing hearing was scheduled for June 9 in downtown Los Angeles.
Also charged with those crimes: Charles Christopher, 25, of Compton; D’Angelo Spencer, 27, of South Los Angeles; and Tazjar Rouse, 23, of Hollywood.
According to the indictment, the defendants committed armed robberies in winter 2023, mostly at 7-Eleven stores in South Los Angeles and a CVS in Hollywood. The defendants rode in a BMW, jumped over the counters, took money from the cash registers, and placed the cash into a black Nike bag, prosecutors said.
A defendant pointed a firearm at a store employee or customer and demanded their phone or wallet, the indictment filed in L.A. federal court states.
Prosecutors say that on Nov. 28, 2023, following the robbery of a 7-Eleven, Leonard posted a photograph on Instagram with stacks of suspected stolen cash, captioned “love my bros we go hit every time.” He also tagged the Instagram accounts of Christopher and Spencer, the indictment states.
In total, the defendants allegedly netted about $7,617 in cash, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Rouse was expected to plead guilty on Friday. A June trial date is set for Christopher and Spencer.