SUFFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake man is behind bars for robbing multiple businesses in Suffolk at gunpoint.
Deric Simons
19-year-old Deric Simons has been charged with four counts of Robbery, four counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, four counts of Wearing a Mask, four counts of Possession of Burglary Tools and three counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery.
Suffolk Police say the first of the four separate incidents happened in April:
- April 20 – robbery at 7-Eleven in the 6400 block of Hampton Roads Parkway
- July 18 – robbery at the Sprint store in the 1000 block of University Boulevard
- July 23 – robbery at the Raceway in the 1200 block of Portsmouth Boulevard
- July 23 – robbery at the 7-Eleven in the 800 block of Carolina Road
Simons is currently being held in the Virginia Beach City Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges are pending.
