Armed Robbery at Jersey Mike’s Ends With Guilty Plea From D.C. Man

Washington, D.C. — A 67-year-old District man has pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge after prosecutors said he brandished a handgun inside a Jersey Mike’s restaurant and stole cash from employees following an attempted robbery at a neighboring Chipotle minutes earlier.

Alvin Ponson, 67, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to interference with interstate commerce by robbery, commonly known as a Hobbs Act robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...