An Arizona man pleaded guilty May 15 in a Riverside federal court to a 2022 armed robbery spree across Southern California and Arizona that ended when he accidentally shot himself after a police chase, authorities said.
Samuel Sven Smith, 27, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty to two counts of interference with commerce by robbery and two counts of brandishing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 17 years in federal prison as well as a life term when he is sentenced in January 2024, according to the statement….