EUGENE, Ore. -- A Bend man admitted in federal court Wednesday to a violent armed robbery at a local cannabis shop where his handgun jammed twice as he tried to shoot.

Russell Ian Boggess, 43, pleaded guilty to charges of interference with commerce by robbery and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, federal prosecutors said.

The charges follow a July 23, 2024 attack at Top Shelf Medicine, located on NE Greenwood Avenue near Pilot Butte.

Federal prosecutors said Boggess entered the shop armed with a 9 mm handgun and attempted to fire it twice, but the weapon failed to discharge both times.

When a store employee tried to call for help, Boggess hit the worker in the head with the firearm before running off with stolen cannabis.

The getaway ended quickly when people outside the shop tackled Boggess and held him until Bend Police arrived to take the gun and make an arrest.

The robbery charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.

The firearm charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years and a maximum of life, which must be served consecutively to any other prison time.

Boggess is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 7 in U.S. District Court in Eugene.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Bend Police Department, prosecutors said.