A Topeka man faces federal charges in connection with two armed robberies, one of which ended in a police officer being shot.
Jermaine Tyrell Patton, 28, is charged with aiding and abetting commercial robbery and brandishing a firearm during a robbery in connection with the Oct. 31, 2016, robbery at Goose Express, 2901 S.E. Freemont, and the Nov. 5, 2016, robbery at Oakmart Convenience Store, 2518 N.E. Seward.
Patton and another man, Christopher Curtis Harris, 29, Topeka, were arrested following the Nov. 5 robbery. Harris was charged in Shawnee County District Court with shooting Topeka Police Detective Brian Hill when Hill tried to arrest him.
If convicted, Patton faces a penalty of not less than seven years in federal prison on each of the firearm counts and up to 20 years on each of the robbery counts. The Topeka Police Department and the FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag is prosecuting.
The indictment alleges Patton took part in the robberies, which occurred in Topeka, Kansas, in 2016.
In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.
The Topeka Police Department and the FBI worked together to investigate the robberies and bring charges against Patton.
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Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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