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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Metro-area Armed Robberies
A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robberies of eight metropolitan-area businesses during the summer of 2017.
Calvin C. Wallace, III, 30, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 20 years in federal prison without parole.
On Nov. 9, 2020, Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, seven counts of robbery, and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime.
Wallace admitted that he engaged in a conspiracy to commit robberies at eight Kansas City metropolitan area businesses from June 29 to Aug. 3, 2017. The total loss over the month and a half was approximately $24,511. After the stolen iPhones and iPad were recovered, the court today ordered Wallace to pay $1,917 in restitution.
The defendant’s crime spree began on June 29, 2017, with the robbery of Tobacco Outlet, 5020 Parvin Road in Kansas City, Mo., at gunpoint. Wallace took money, scales, a torch, tobacco wraps and boxes of cigarettes.
On July 24, 2017, Wallace attempted to rob GNC, 2682 N.E. Vivion Road in Kansas City, Mo., at knifepoint. He also robbed Conoco Minit Mart, 8100 Westridge Road in Raytown, Mo., at gunpoint.
Wallace’s other crimes included the robbery of Cosmo Prof, 5526 N. Antioch Road in Kansas City, Mo., at gunpoint on July 27, 2017, and another Cosmo Prof, 9429 Mission Road in Leawood, Kan., at gunpoint on July 28, 2017. At the latter location, he demanded that the clerk give him her ring, but she refused.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily A. Morgan. It was investigated by the FBI, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Raytown, Mo., Police Department, the Leawood, Kan., Police Department, the Lee’s Summit, Mo., Police Department, the Harrisonville, Mo., Police Department, the Cass County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department and the Belton, Mo., Police Department.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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