Keith Michael Jones, Robbery of a Business in Interstate Commerce, North Carolina 2014

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Greenville Man Jailed for Business Heists

A Greenville man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for a string of convenience store robberies in Eastern North Carolina.

Keith Michael Jones, 25, of Greenville, was sentenced in federal court in Elizabeth City to 108 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery of a business in interstate commerce and one count of robbery of a business in interstate commerce and aiding and abetting.

The investigation revealed that Jones entered the Wilco Hess station located on South Memorial Drive in Greenville on August 10, 2014, and robbed the store of currency and cigarettes.

The following day, Jones entered the Kangaroo Express located on Southeast Greenville Boulevard and robbed the store of currency and cigarettes. On August 13, 2014, Jones and an unknown suspect entered and robbed the Kangaroo Express located on Queen Street in Grifton, North Carolina, taking United States currency from the register.

A detective conducting surveillance in Greenville observed Jones hiding next to an abandoned building on the same evening. The investigation was conducted by the Greenville Police Department, the Grifton Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.

Assistant United States Attorney S. Katherine Burnette prosecuted the case for the government. Jones’s sentence is the result of a collaborative effort between law enforcement agencies to combat the rising number of armed robberies in the area.

The sentence handed down to Jones serves as a warning to those who would engage in similar crimes: the consequences are severe and the law enforcement community is committed to bringing perpetrators to justice.

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