Sterling Robbery Injuring Convenience Store Worker Leads To Sentence

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — A man has been sentenced in Loudoun County court in relation to an armed robbery and drug charges in Sterling.

Lorenzo Arnez Green, 39,was sentenced to 18 years in prison with no time suspended in Loudoun County Circuit Court. The sentencing is Green being charged with two counts of possession with the intent to distribute a schedule I or II controlled substance (PCP & cyputylone), one count of possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance (cocaine), one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of robbery by threat, one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony (second violation), one count of malicious wounding, and one count of failure to appear on a felony. Green was also ordered to pay a $120 restitution.

"Thanks to the comprehensive investigations conducted by the Leesburg Police Department and
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, this dangerous repeat offender was successfully apprehended," said Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson in a statement.

Greene's sentence stems from a June 7, 2023 armed robbery at the Exxon at 23050 Pacific Boulevard in Sterling. According to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney, Green entered the convenience store wearing a mask and pushed the store clerk as she was mopping the floor. The defendant pointed what the employee believed was a gun at her face and demanded money. He then struck the victim over the head with the gun, causing a bleeding wound.

The victim tried to defend herself by striking Green in the head with a coffee pot and told him to get the money. Green stole $120 from the register and fled. The victim was treated at the scene.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office put out a suspect description after the robbery and arrested Greene on Feb. 27, 2024. Sheriff's deputies searching Greene found plastic baggies containing cyputylone, a synthetic stimulant.

Prosecutors say Green has a criminal history, including a felony conviction of grand larceny from October 2004 in Frederick County and an arrest in Leesburg in June 2022. In May 2022, Leesburg Police had responded to a man appearing to hold a rifle outside an apartment complex and telling a passerby "someone had to call me because some people got stupid in their crib," according to the prosecutor's office. Police had found a vial containing PCP and plastic baggies of cocaine. Green had been released on bond in June 2022.