Deported illegal immigrant caught by GPS tracker pleads guilty to robbing 7 convenience stores in California

A antecedently deported amerciable migrant pleaded blameworthy Tuesday to a bid of equipped robberies targeting aggregate convenience stores successful California, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Jesús Soto-Parada, 27, from El Salvador, was arrested connected June 13, 2024, portion fleeing a robbery astatine a 7-Eleven adjacent Los Angeles, aft a clerk placed a hidden GPS instrumentality with the currency that they stole. Soto-Parada and an accomplice allegedly robbed stores crossed 8 cities implicit a five-month play past year, the Department of Justice said past year.

Soto-Parada is suspected of 11 thefts but admitted to committing 7 of the charged cases crossed Los Angeles and Orange counties from January to June 2024, authorities said.

Federal prosecutors noted that Soto-Parada pleaded blameworthy to 8 felonies, including 1 number of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and 7 counts of robbery nether the Hobbs Act, a national instrumentality that makes it a transgression to rob oregon extort businesses successful a mode that affects commerce.

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Suspect successful achromatic hoodie attempted to rob Monroe Liquor connected Jan. 11, 2024. (DOJ)

Soto-Parada besides had aggregate anterior migration violations earlier his robbery spree, including arrests by national authorities successful 2016 and 2022, according to national prosecutors.

Authorities said that during his robbery spree successful March 2024, Soto-Parada was arrested and subsequently deported to El Salvador the pursuing month. He aboriginal returned to the United States and reportedly continued to perpetrate robberies.

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A 2nd antheral successful achromatic hoodie was caught connected surveillance footage holding a firearm during an attempted robbery astatine Monroe Liquor connected Jan. 11, 2024. (DOJ)

Police were capable to apprehend Soto-Parada and his accomplice, Daniel Pavon, during their astir caller robbery astatine a 7-Eleven connected June 13, acknowledgment to a hidden GPS instrumentality the clerk had placed successful the $250 they stole, which allowed officers to way their movements.

During the robbery, Soto-Parada, wearing a bluish surgical disguise and achromatic sweatshirt, emptied the registry portion Pavon aimed a achromatic replica handgun astatine the clerk, according to a transgression complaint.

A antheral fishy successful a look disguise and achromatic hoodie appears to clasp a firearm during a 7-Eleven robbery connected June 13, 2024. (DOJ)

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In total, the suspects stole astir $13,950 successful currency and $7,415 successful merchandise.

Sentencing for Soto-Parada is scheduled for April 15, 2026. He could look up to 20 years successful national situation for each count, prosecutors said.

Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.