Riverview Man Faces Federal Prison, Pleaded Guilty To 2 Robberies

RIVERVIEW, FL — U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jamaal Black, 21, of Riverview to 15 years in federal prison for two armed robberies and discharging a firearm during one of the robberies. Black pleaded guilty on Jan. 26.

According to court documents, on Jan. 30, 2021, Black entered a gas station in Riverview, pulled out a pistol with an extended magazine, aimed it at a clerk and demanded money.

Black attempted to go behind the counter when the clerk refused to give Black the money and got into a fight with the clerk, shooting the clerk in the arm.

The clerk fell to the ground and, according to court documents, Black aimed the firearm at the clerk and repeated the demand for money. The clerk, bleeding profusely from the gunshot wound, gave Black the contents of the cash register, and Black escaped with $200.

Two months later, on March 14, 2021, Black committed another robbery, according to court records. Black used a juvenile girl to arrange for a marijuana transaction. The girl went to a local drug dealer’s home under the guise of purchasing marijuana. When the dealer went to retrieve the marijuana, Black showed himself, pressed a firearm to the drug dealer’s head and demanded the drugs. The drug dealer threw the marijuana at Black and retreated back into the home.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.