Justin Alexander McClelland, Aiding and Abetting Commercial Robbery, Kansas 2023

Convicted Getaway Driver Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

A Topeka man, Justin Alexander McClelland, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for driving a getaway car during a robbery.

The crime occurred at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Topeka, Kansas.

McClelland, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting a commercial robbery on February 2023. In his plea, McClelland admitted he drove a co-defendant to the restaurant where the co-defendant committed the robbery. Then McClelland drove the co-defendant away from the robbery.

Co-defendant Joshua Musgraves, 27, Topeka, Kansas, pleaded guilty to robbery and is set for sentencing on January 25, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister commended the Topeka Police Department, the FBI, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag for their work on the case.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant/Respondent: Justin Alexander McClelland, Criminal Charges: aiding and abetting a commercial robbery, City and State: Topeka, Kansas, Date: February 2023, Sentence or Outcome: five years in federal prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/topeka-man-sentenced-driving-getaway-car-0