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Amazon delivery man assaulted at gunpoint by convicted felons caught on video

In the video, a man is seen holding a gun to the worker's neck before getting into the back of the truck to steal packages.
In the video, a man is seen holding a gun to the worker’s neck before getting into the back of the truck to steal packages.

Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office / Courtesy

Alexander Gonzalez

Two career criminals are back behind bars after robbing a package delivery guy at gunpoint earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) released video showing two men robbing an Amazon driver at gunpoint in broad daylight on January 13.

ROBBED AT GUNPOINT: Terrifying video shows 2 brazen criminals robbing a delivery person on 1/13. He was not hurt. They’ve been arrested, thanks to our criminal analysts & robbery detectives. With 85 felony charges & 11 convictions in their history, we hope they stay locked up. pic.twitter.com/cSIoVt3pME

— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) January 26, 2023

In the video, a man is seen holding a gun to the worker’s neck before getting into the back of the truck to steal packages.

The other man remains outside the truck for most of the video, but approaches through the driver’s side door when his partner gets in the back to get the packages.

Later, The men were identified as Arkimase Divinard, 22, and Joel Junior Aime, 23.

The sheriff’s office said that the Amazon driver was not injured during the heist.

Divinard and Aime, who have lengthy criminal histories, share 85 felony charges and 11 felony convictions between them..

According to Florida jail records, Divinard was recently sentenced to three years in prison for auto theft without a firearm or deadly.

He was released from prison in November 2022. His previous convictions include assault on a person over the age of 65 and robbery without a deadly weapon.

No records were available in the Florida Department of Corrections database under the name Joel Junior Aime.

“We hope they stay locked up for a long, long time,” OCSO posted on social media.

According to Fox 35 Orlando, a witness flagged down officers after seeing the robbery near the Caden Apartments at 1953 Americana Blvd.

The outlet reported that the Amazon driver told agents that he noticed an African-American man standing near the driver’s side of the truck after completing a delivery.

As the driver got into the van, a second African-American man entered the cargo area of ​​the van and demanded the driver hand over his belongings while pointing a gun at him.

The second man, who is mostly seen in the video, took the driver’s cell phone and debit cards, and searched his pockets for more items. Ten packages were also stolen from the truck.

Both men fled the scene in a white van. After he was identified on dash cam footage, Aime was later seen in a white Honda pickup truck and arrested.

Divinard was identified by his tattoos. The delivery driver also provided agents with a screenshot of the Find My iPhone app, which revealed the location of his stolen phone as Divinard’s home address.

Both men have been arrested and are charged with robbery with a firearm, according to the sheriff’s office.

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