- October 14, 2024
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by: Haley Harrison
Multimedia Specialist/PIO, Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Seventh Judicial Circuit
At the conclusion of a two-day trial on Wednesday, Oct. 26, a Volusia County jury found defendant Edgardo Hernandez guilty as charged of principal to robbery with a firearm. Hernandez has a history of gun charges including a previous robbery with a firearm and in-state delinquent in possession of a firearm.
On May 22, 2021, the defendant, who was 19 at the time, went along with two other teenagers for the resale transaction of a belt, which was initiated using an online marketplace account. During the transaction in Daytona Beach, Hernandez and one of his co-defendants pointed guns at the victim. They demanded he hand over his belt and wallet and get on the ground. The victim gave the defendants his belt valued at $400 and wallet containing more than $100, his driver’s license and social security card.
Later that night, a Daytona Beach Police Officer found the vehicle involved in the armed robbery and took the defendants into custody. The stolen items and the phone used in the crime were recovered from the vehicle. The glock, used by Hernandez was found dumped nearby. It was later determined to be stolen out of Seminole County shortly before the armed robbery took place.
