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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Robbing Two Fast Food Restaurants
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sheldon Harris, 28, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced to 114 months in prison for violating the Hobbs Act by robbing two Albuquerque-area fast food restaurants and brandishing a firearm during the robberies.
Harris will serve his prison sentence followed by two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the fast food restaurants.
Harris was arrested on April 20, 2016, on a ten-count indictment charging him with robbing Albuquerque-area Subway restaurants on Aug. 22, 2015, Sept. 6, 2015, Sept. 8, 2016, Sept. 26, 2015, and Oct. 5, 2015, as well as robbing Albuquerque-area Blake’s Lotaburger restaurants on Oct. 1, 2015, Oct. 5, 2015, Oct. 11, 2015, and Oct. 18, 2015.
He was also charged with brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence from Aug. 22, 2015, through Oct. 18, 2015. The crimes took place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Harris pleaded guilty to Counts 8 and 9 of the indictment, each charging him with violating the Hobbs Act by robbing a business engaged in interstate commerce. He also pleaded guilty to Count 10, charging him with brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
In entering his guilty plea, Harris admitted to robbing Blake’s Lotaburger restaurants at gunpoint on Oct. 11, 2015, and Oct. 18, 2015. He also admitted to using a firearm during the robberies.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the FBI and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Hurtado prosecuted the case under a federal anti-violence initiative that targets ‘the worst of the worst’ offenders for federal prosecution.
Harris’s sentence is a result of the initiative’s goal to remove repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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