A Kansas man is charged with federal robbery and firearms charges after a string of seven armed robberies.

According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, Brandon V. Wells, 22, Wichita, Kan., is was named in an indictment released Wednesday.

Wells was arrested after a robbery at one store prompted surveillance at another, where police said they spotted Wells and another suspect leaving another robbery.

The charges include:
*Count one: Robbing Circle K at 1250 S. Rock on Jan. 27, 2017.
*Count two: Robbing O’Reilly Auto Parts at 4818 E. Lincoln on Jan. 28, 2017.
*Count three: Robbing O’Reilly Auto Parts at 4635 S. Broadway on Jan. 30, 2017.
*Count four: Robbing O’Reilly Auto Parts at 4130 W. Central on Feb. 4, 2017.
*Count five: Robbing Auto Zone at 3320 N. Rock on Feb. 5, 2017.
*Count six: Robbing O’Reilly Auto Parts at 3109 E. Pawnee on Feb. 6, 2017.
*Count seven: Brandishing a firearm during the Feb. 6, 2017, robber at O’Reilly Auto Parts at 3109 E. Pawnee.
*Count eight: Robbing O’Reilly Auto Parts at 4818 E. Lincoln on Feb. 6, 2017.
*Count nine: Brandishing a firearm during the Feb. 6, 2017, robbery at O’Reilly Auto Parts at 4818 E. Lincoln.

As we reported earlier, after a robbery at one of the O’Reilly locations, police set up surveillance on another O’Reilly store, and that’s where they arrested Wells.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each robbery count, and not less than seven years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count of brandishing a firearm. The Wichita Police Department, the FBI and the Safe Streets Task Force investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.