NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was identified, convicted and sentenced after he provided his real ID at a Norfolk Rite Aid before committing an armed robbery, release states.

35-year-old Elbert Chauncey Massie Jr., was sentenced on Friday to serve five years in prison for committing armed robbery and using a firearm in the commission of robbery in 2022 at a Norfolk Rite Aid.

On June 23, 2022, Massie entered the Rite Aid at 7601 Granby St. in Ward’s Corner and attempted to purchase a tobacco product.

However, he was unable to due to not providing his ID. He then left the store, retrieved his ID, and returned with a bag in his hand that he had not initially been holding.

When the cashier proceeded with the sale and opened the register, Massie pulled out a firearm from the bag and demanded all the cash from the register. The cashier complied, and Massie left the store. Norfolk Police were able to confirm him as the suspect because his ID was scanned in the process of his transaction, and the cashier remembered his face despite being partially covered with a mask.

Massie pleaded not guilty to his charges of armed robbery, using a firearm in the commission of robbery and wearing a mask while to conceal his identity and chose to be tried by a judge on Feb. 22.

After hearing the evidence, he was found guilty of armed robbery and using a firearm in the commission of robbery. On Friday, Judge Lannetti sentenced Massie to serve five years in prison and suspended another eight years on the conditions that Massie complete five years of uniform good behavior and comply with supervised probation for an indefinite period during that time.

“Mr. Massie committed a violent crime, armed robbery, that endangered the innocent cashier, anyone else nearby, and Mr. Massie himself,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “Thank you to the cashier for her cooperation in the case. With cooperative witnesses, good-quality cameras, and heads-up police work, we were able to try our case in court, convict Mr. Massie, and hold Mr. Massie accountable.”

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Alexander Rosenberg argued Mr. Massie’s sentence on behalf of the Commonwealth, and Norfolk Police Detective Maura A. Flatley led the investigation