A Kansas man was charged in federal court in two armed robberies at auto parts stores.

Brandon V. Wells, 22, Wichita, Kan., was charged with two counts of commercial robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm during a robbery U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

The charges stem from two armed robberies at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts stores on Feb. 6.

According to court documents, Wells allegedly used a handgun to threaten employees before he and the accomplice fled the first store with stolen cash.

Two Wichita police officers who heard the robbery call set up surveillance at a nearby O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store at 4818 E. Lincoln. The officers noted that the back door was propped open when they arrived and they soon saw the subjects leave the store. One subject escaped but they were able to arrest Wells.

If convicted, Wells faces a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each robbery charge, and not less than seven years (consecutive to the underlying sentence) on the first brandishing charge and 25 years on the second brandishing charge.