Escambia Man Gets 20 Years For Armed Robberies

April 2, 2011

An Escambia County man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in state prison for armed robbery. Anthony Russell Horn, 25, will be required to serve a 10 year mandatory minimum under the 10-20-Life law, according to State Attorney Bill Eddins.

On February 21, 2011, Horn pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery with a firearm.

Both robberies occurred on the early morning of September 3, 2010. First, Horn and his co-defendant entered the Circle K at 8000 Highway 98. Horn carried a pump shotgun, while the co-defendant carried a bag for the loot, and both wore orange ski masks. After entering, they demanded money and cigarettes from the clerks.

From there the two traveled to the Tom Thumb at 9199 Gulf Beach Highway where they committed a second crime. Sheriff’s deputies pulled over the suspects just 30 minutes after the second robbery. The masks, cigarettes, and money were found in the car with the suspects, according to Eddins.

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One Response to “Escambia Man Gets 20 Years For Armed Robberies”

  1. kay on April 2nd, 2011 8:30 am

    It’s a good thing this offender will be off the streets, again another clerk scared
    out of their wits by someone who thinks they can just take a gun and take
    anything they want from someone else without working for a living like the rest
    of us. How long would it have been before something went wrong and this
    offender killed someone in order to just take what he wants when he wants.
    Lets hope he serves the whole 20 years.

    Good Job ECSO and the Judge

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