Blue Springs Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Conspiracy

Kansas City, MO – Isiah G. Etienne, 21, of Blue Springs, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a conspiracy to commit several armed robberies at restaurants in the Kansas City area.

Etienne pleaded guilty to participating in the conspiracy to commit armed robberies, to one count of armed robbery, and to one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.

This is the fourth defendant to plead guilty and be sentenced for the armed robbery conspiracy and related charges. Mikah M. Labayen, 20, of Blue Springs, was sentenced to six years in federal prison without parole. Renargo L. Martin, 46, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole. Jeremy Hunter, also known as “Heat,” 26, of Kansas City, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole.

The conspirators, including Etienne, Parker, Labayen, Martin, and Hunter, each admitted that they participated in a conspiracy to rob several fast food restaurants in the Kansas City area in the fall of 2014. They used their knowledge of procedures commonly used by such establishments to wait until the end of a business day and then rob restaurants by waiting until an employee opened a door to take trash out of the premises.

The conspirators robbed a Chipotle restaurant in Lee’s Summit, Mo., on Nov. 3, 2014, taking $1,600. They also robbed a Burger King restaurant in Independence, Mo., on Nov. 10, 2014, taking $914, and again on Nov. 30, 2014, taking $565. Additionally, they robbed a Chipotle restaurant in Blue Springs on Nov. 16, 2014, taking $6,800.

Following these robberies, Parker, Etienne, and Labayen were captured after an attempted robbery of a motel.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Edwards. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Lee’s Summit, Mo., Police Department, the Blue Springs, Mo., Police Department, and the FBI.

Defendant Information: Isiah G. Etienne, 21, of Blue Springs, Missouri. Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to commit armed robberies, armed robbery, and using a firearm during a crime of violence. Date: November 2014. Sentence: 10 years in federal prison without parole.

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