A South Los Angeles woman has been charged in a spree of convenience store robberies, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

Chaney Armstrong (dob 9/19/71) was charged late yesterday afternoon with 11 felony counts of second degree robbery and six felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in case BA467250. The charges include allegations of personal use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

An arraignment was scheduled for yesterday but was continued until May 16 in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Bail was set at more than $1.5 million.

According to prosecutors, Armstrong used a handgun to rob multiple stores, including convenience stores and markets, from Jan. 11 to April 10 within a several-block radius of her residence.

She faces up to 195 years in state prison if convicted as charged.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Los Angeles District Attorney / case BA467250 /April 17, 2018