MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man who robbed a Subway restaurant in Mobile in 2018 was found guilty by a jury Thursday, according to the Mobile District Attorney’s Office.
Miguel Colunga was found guilty of first-degree robbery and possession of a controlled substance.
In 2018, Colunga entered the Cottage Hill Subway restaurant armed with a gun and demanded an employee give him money from the cash drawer, according to the DA.
Colunga stole $2,000 from the cash register and safe before leaving the restaurant on foot. Police tracked him down by watching a neighborhood surveillance video.
A homeowner consented to a search of their home and Colunga was found hiding behind their refrigerator.
Sentencing for Colunga is set for Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m.
The DA’s office said the only sentence allowed by law because of his prior convictions is life in prison without parole.
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