Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting in Fatal Brinks Truck Robbery

A man pleaded guilty to killing an armored-truck guard in 2010, as five arrests were made of his alleged accomplices in the robbery in Miramar, The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.

 

To avoid facing the death penalty, Nathaniel Moss, 32, agreed to plead guilty in Fort Lauderdale Federal court on Friday to killing Brink's security guard Alejandro Nodarse Arencibia with a firearm and to two additional felony charges, according to federal documents, the Sentinel reported.

 

"Moss has admitted to his involvement in the planning and execution of the October 1, 2010, robbery. He specifically admitted to shooting the Brinks messenger," said the criminal complaint.

 

The shooting and robbery occurred on Oct. 1, 2010 in broad daylight outside the Bank of America at 7950 Miramar Parkway.

 

Authorities were able to arrest 31-year-old Nathanial Moss, left behind by his accomplices who fled.

 

FBI agents arrested four men and one woman without incident around 6 a.m. Friday morning in North Miami and Miami Gardens, according to a statement from John V. Gilles, Special Agent in charge of the FBI's Miami Division.

The arrests include: Terrance Brown, 38, Toriano "Slick" Johnson, 34, Daryl Davis, 45, Hasam Williams, 35, and Laquisha Dansby, 34. All are expected to face federal charges and make their initial appearance in federal court on Monday.

Brown had been named a person of interest by the FBI just days after the fatal robbery, but he hadn't been arrested until Friday.

The FBI, Miramar Police and the South Florida Fugitive Task Force believe other suspects may be involved and continue to investigate, Gillies said.

Agents are seeking public help to find an armed man, known to authorities only by his nickname "Soldier," according to federal reports, the Sentinel reported.

According to the criminal complaint, Brinks courier bag containing $395,000 was recovered inside a vehicle and $2,500 was found outside the bank at the shooting scene, and an orange traffic safety vest was discovered near Moss, the criminal complaint said. The messenger had been delivering $397,500 to the bank.

"Moss has provided highly detailed accounts of the robbery crew's activities, as well as other criminal activity in which he and others have engaged," the criminal complaint said.

Federal documents said that the robbery was planned for some time.

Police said the robbery happened around noon as the Brinks truck pulled up to the bank branch. As Arencibia headed from the truck to the bank with a bag of money, Moss held Arencibia at gunpoint, then shot him in the head as "Soldier" took the bag, according to federal documents.

While Moss claimed he and "Soldier" were the designated gunmen, federal documents state Brown, Johnson, Davis and Williams were lookouts during the robbery, the Sentinel reports.