View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File) FORT MYERS, Fla. - Shadarien Lamarr Ward, a 22-year-old Fort Myers resident with an apparent fondness for pi
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Shadarien Lamarr Ward, a 22-year-old Fort Myers resident with an apparent fondness for pizza shops and a disregard for the law, has found himself in a bit of a pickle. He’s been arrested and charged with federal crimes for allegedly robbing a pizza shop at gunpoint.
It seems his late-night cravings got the best of him on September 1st, leading to a rather unfortunate series of events.
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According to court documents, Ward decided to take matters into his own hands (literally) when he stormed into a pizza shop near downtown Fort Myers, brandishing a firearm and demanding the contents of the cash register. In the process, he also allegedly pistol-whipped an employee.
Luckily, Ward’s getaway wasn’t as smooth as he might have hoped. Thanks to a combination of surveillance footage and the GPS monitor he was wearing as a registered sex offender (talk about a double whammy!), law enforcement was hot on his trail.
Despite his attempts to ditch the monitor and vanish into the night, he was eventually apprehended in North Fort Myers.
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Ward is facing the possibility of a lifetime behind bars.
The case is being investigated by the ATF and the Fort Myers Police Department, with Assistant United States Attorney Simon Eth ready to serve up some justice.
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