Suspect Sentenced in Armed Robberies, Including One at McLean Sandwich Shop

Larry Pyos, Jr., of Burke, was convicted late Thursday by a federal jury on charges related to multiple armed robberies of businesses in Falls Church and Fairfax County, including a robbery May 9 of a Subway sandwich shop in McLean, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced Friday. The armed robbery in McLean was the last robbery in his six-month crime spree across Northern Virginia.

Pyos was arrested two days later, May 11, in an early morning raid at his home in Burke, where federal agents in full body armor with automatic weapons showed up at his home, a neighbor told WJLA-TV. Employees at the holdups were able to get the license plate number of the getaway car which led authorities to Pyos' home in Burke. A federal affidavit showed a photo of the suspect holding a shotgun in one hand and a handgun in the other, taken from his Facebook page.

Pyos will be sentenced on Jan. 13, 2017. On August 11, Pyos was charged in an indictment with conspiracy, armed robbery, using firearms in committing those robberies and being a felon in possession of firearms. In two of the robberies, he fired shots at employees, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District said.

Here's a breakdown of Pyos’ crime spree:

• Christmas Eve 2015, he robbed the Good Fortune Supermarket in Falls Church. Pyos, who was armed with a handgun, fired at a store employee who followed him as he fled.
• Pyos later robbed the Shri Krishna grocery store, Dollar Power store and Ding How Carryout, all in Springfield. Authorities did not release those dates in their announcement Friday.
• April 26: Hong Kong Palace Restaurant in Falls Church; he was again armed with a handgun that he fired at a pursuing employee as he fled.
• May 9: Pyos’ final robbery was of a Subway sandwich shop in McLean.

Pyos has been in custody since his arrest May 11. The two handguns Pyos used in committing these robberies were purchased by Ariel Monet-Viola Long, his girlfriend and co-conspirator, who previously pleaded guilty to charges arising from these robberies and testified at Pyos’ trial, authorities said.

PHOTO of Larry Pyos Jr. from 2013 arrest, Manassas City Police