He just had to get a third or fourth scoop, and this time it’s really going to cost him.
A federal judge has given the Massachusetts 'Ice Cream' thief an eight and a half-year prison term after he robbed two Greater Boston convenience stores in one night — despite facing pending state charges for other armed robberies and three outstanding warrants for other theft-related crimes.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy stated,“This defendant has wreaked havoc in our community for over a decade, committing a string of armed robberies against innocent victims.
U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has sentenced Fernando Bost, 32, of Boston and Springfield, to eight and a half years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Bost, described by Boston FBI Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen as “a hardened and chronic offender,” has a substantial criminal record that includes two convictions out of Hampden Superior Court in Springfield for armed robbery. He received a sentence of 4 ½ years in 2012 and six and a half years in 2017.
Furthermore, he faced pending charges for both armed and unarmed robbery and three outstanding warrants from three Greater Boston courts for offenses such as armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering in the daytime, receiving stolen property, and shoplifting.
On March 29, 2023, Bost was once again looking to commit armed robbery, starting with a 7-Eleven in Brockton.
According to an FBI affidavit filed with the charges, surveillance shows Bost entering the store at around 10:20 p.m., dressed in all-black attire with rubber gloves and a handgun. Although his outfit seemed stealthy, he was easily identified by the words “Ice Cream” printed on the left leg of his sweatpants.
After stealing about $160 from the cash register, Bost got into a maroon Kia Sorento from over a decade ago, with a mismatched bumper, driven by a woman, and headed towards Dorchester for his next robbery.
He targeted RJ Smoke and Convenience in the 800-block of Blue Hill Avenue, entering a little after 11 p.m., where he repeated the same scenario: brandishing his gun, instructing the cashier to open the drawer, and then forcing them to kneel on the floor. He left with between $700 and $800.
Local police were first informed about RJ’s, and through a license plate reader between Brockton and Dorchester and surveillance footage from the store, they were able to track him back to the 7-Eleven, where the prominent 'Ice Cream' logo on his pants served as a clear identifier.
It turned out that the Sorento was owned by a Hyde Park woman who rented it using the 'Getaround' app. Investigators discovered the name of the woman who was renting it at the time, and in an interview, she pointed to Bost as the culprit.
