A Virginia man has been accused of opening fire from his sport utility vehicle at a Prince William County grocery store employee who was chasing him in his car after the armed robbery of Platanillos Grocery. Authorities say Jesus Garcia-Guinea drove the getaway car and fired at the employee after three other men pulled guns on store employees, beat one of them when he resisted, and then stole $40,000 and jewelry on Dec. 19. Gun charges against Garcia-Guinea were filed in Alexandria’s federal court on Friday, but he was taken into custody four days after the robbery after calling police from a D.C. convenience store and claiming he had been kidnapped, court documents said.
According to the FBI, three armed men robbed the Woodbridge store about 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19, targeting not only the jewelry and the cash register but also the store’s Western Union cash. They put guns to the employees’ heads and when one resisted, he was beaten.
