Kaleb Bridges, Armed Robbery, Pennsylvania 2023
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
Kaleb Bridges, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 166 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release for robbing a local restaurant and shooting and wounding two employees.
On December 6, 2023, Bridges pleaded guilty to charges of Hobbs Act robbery and carrying, using, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The charges stem from Bridges’ actions on the night of March 8, 2023, when he entered the Mayfair Pizza restaurant at 7424 Frankford Avenue just before closing time. He produced a gun and demanded that an employee empty the cash register and place the money into a bag.
After she had done so, Bridges pulled away before the employee could release the bag. Bridges then shot the employee (Victim #1) in the shoulder. She ducked down below the counter and Bridges fired another round, which struck a refrigerator.
The employee’s father, who owns the business, witnessed what happened. As Bridges made his way to the door with the bag of stolen money, the employee’s father then struggled with Bridges in an effort to keep him from fleeing. During the struggle, Bridges’ gun fell to the floor. Bridges retrieved and fired it, this time striking the employee’s mother (Victim #2), the co-owner of the pizza parlor.
“Kaleb Bridges’ decision to rob this family business at gunpoint and shoot two members of that family was life-changing for the victims,” said U.S. Attorney Romero. “While this crime occurred in a matter of minutes, it will long stay with the two women he shot and the witnesses who struggled to restrain him.”
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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