The Aug. 30 crash at U.S. 41 and the access roads to the parking lots of Page Field Commons and Sam s Club resulted in the death of the driver of another car, Edith Herrera Zamora, 41, and injury to a passenger, Maria Ramirez.
The case against Armstrong for the fatal crash is pending and he faces charges of hit-and-run involving serious bodily injury, driving without a license causing death, driving without a license causing bodily injury, burglary, trespassing and resisting arrest.
In the robberies, according to police and court documents, Armstrong used a gun to rob a 7-Eleven convenience store in North Fort Myers on June 14, 2019. During this robbery, Armstrong struck one of the store employees in the face with his gun.
North Fort Myers man gets 35 years in federal prison for several robberies
Published: April 8, 2021 5:37 PM EDT
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A North Fort Myers man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for two bank robberies, an attempted bank robbery, a Hobbs Act robbery, and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
John Armstrong, 32, pleaded guilty Sept. 22. His co-defendants, Tanya Legg, 35, also of North Fort Myers, and Daniel Zirk, 24, of Spring Hill, previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced in December.
According to court documents, on June 14, 2019, Armstrong used a firearm to rob a 7-Eleven store in North Fort Myers. During this robbery, Armstrong struck one of the store employees in the face with his firearm. On July 31, 2019, Armstrong used a firearm to rob a Bank OZK in Punta Gorda, stealing more than $151,000 from the bank’s vault.