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Guns, gaming consoles, taxi drivers and a Facebook fake name: Investigator details Gainesville robbery spree
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Jeremiya Leonard attends a committal hearing Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Hall County Magistrate Court for charges of armed robbery. - photo by Scott Rogers
A man trying to buy a Playstation started chatting with Thomas Jones on Facebook. But when it came time to make the deal, Thomas was nowhere to be found. Instead, police said it was 18-year-old Jeremiya Leonard, who faces 18 felonies from a spree of robberies and thefts.