MADERA - A Madera County Superior Court jury convicted Gregory Garcia of Armed Robbery, a violent felony, together with a special allegation for the use of a firearm, and another felony for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to Michael R. Keitz, District Attorney for Madera County.

On August 23, 2011, Garcia, 54, of Madera, walked into a convenience store in Madera and pointed a gun at the store clerk and demanded money.

When the victim did not act quickly enough in giving him the money, Garcia pointed the gun at the clerk’s 7 month old infant daughter, threatening to shoot her.

The clerk handed the defendant money and he ran out of the store. Garcia was arrested the following day by the Madera County Sheriff’s Department.

Because Assistant District Attorney Miguel Valdovinos introduced evidence that Garcia used a gun in the commission of the robbery, Garcia is eligible under the “Use a Gun and You are Done” statute to receive 10 years in addition to the 5 years for the robbery conviction and a separate 5 years for having been previously committed to state prison on 5 separate occasions.

Garcia faces up to 20 years total in prison when he is sentenced on September 11th, 2012, in Madera Superior Court.