June 17, 2016
For Immediate Release
According to the State Attorney’s Office:
A Bay County jury convicted Rey Xavier Agosto Zeno on Friday of robbing a Lynn Haven Tom Thumb convenience store.
Assistant State Attorneys Christine Smallwood and Jennifer Hawkins proved to jurors during the one-day trial that Zeno, 28, of 2902 Airport Road, grabbed a handful of cash from the convenience store register the morning of March 20, 2015. A customer tried to stop him from leaving the store, but Zeno managed to get away. The clerk did get the license of his car and Lynn Haven officers stopped him later.
Smallwood filed notice with the court that she seeks to prove that Zeno is a prison releasee reoffender, meaning he committed this crime within three years of his release from prison. If Circuit Judge Brantley Clark Jr. finds him to be a prison releasee reoffender, he could sentence Zeno to 15 years in prison, which he would have to serve day-for-day. Sentencing was scheduled for July 26.