Man terrorized workers at Ormond Beach pharmacy

By Kevin P. Connolly, Orlando Sentinel 2:08 p.m. EST, May 26, 2012

A 32-year-old Palm Coast man was found guilty Thursday of terrorizing workers during a robbery at an Ormond Beach pharmacy last year.

Freddie Giddens, Jr. was found guilty of robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, trafficking in drugs and possession of firearm by a convicted felon.

Giddens and two co-defendants robbed the pharmacist and pharmacy tech at gunpoint.

"They jumped over an Ormond Beach pharmacy counter to prevent their victims from escaping before forcing them to the ground with guns pointed to the back of their necks and then duct taped them," the State Attorney's Office said in a report.

State Attorney R.J. Larizza said in a statement: "The violent robbery left the pharmacy tech so fearful and traumatized, she did not return to work at the pharmacy."

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled later.

Giddens faces a maximum sentence of life in prison with a 10-year minimum mandatory on the robbery count and 25-years minimum mandatory on the drug count.

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Man terrorized workers at Ormond Beach pharmacy