WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man who committed three armed robberies of Marathon gas stations in just a few weeks in February 2024 was sentenced in federal court here today to 431 months in prison.
During all three robberies, James Lockridge, 43, of Cincinnati, entered the store and fired the same 9mm gun into the ceiling.
"Lockridge endangered lives and caused panic and terror in employees and customers during three separate robberies. The evidence at trial and his own criminal history show that he is a violent offender who has no respect for the law," said U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II. "The...