Juwuan Hunter, Armed Gas Station Robberies, Alabama 2011
A string of convenience store robberies shook Tuscaloosa in December 2011. Today, one of the perpetrators paid the price.
Juwuan Hunter, 20, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his part in a string of armed gas station convenience store robberies in December 2011, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.
The robberies took place at the University Chevron on U.S. 11 in Cottondale on Dec. 8, 2011; the Springbrook Chevron on East McFarland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 16, 2011; the Coaling Marathon Oil on U.S. 11 in Coaling on Dec. 18, 2011; and the Big Sandy Food Mart on Alabama 69 in Moundville on Dec. 21, 2011.
Hunter pleaded guilty to robbery of the University Chevron on U.S. 11 in Cottondale on Dec. 8, 2011; the Springbrook Chevron on East McFarland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 16, 2011; the Coaling Marathon Oil on U.S. 11 in Coaling on Dec. 18, 2011; and the Big Sandy Food Mart on Alabama 69 in Moundville on Dec. 21, 2011. He also pleaded guilty to brandishing a firearm during the Coaling Marathon Oil robbery.
Brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence carries a minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum sentence of life, and the sentence must be served after completion of any other sentence imposed for the crime.
The FBI, Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Office, Tuscaloosa Police Department, and the Coaling Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy is prosecuting the case.
Juwuan Hunter, a Tuscaloosa man, will spend 25 years behind bars for his role in the string of armed gas station robberies. The crimes took place in December 2011, and Hunter pleaded guilty to four robberies and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Defendant: Juwuan Hunter
Criminal Charges: Robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence
City and State: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date: 2011-07-01 (plea agreement) and 2012-01-01 (sentencing)
Sentence: 25 years in prison
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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