WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo. man was sentenced in federal court today for robbing 14 convenience stores and attempting to rob another convenience store, all at gunpoint.
Marquise L. North, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 28 years in federal prison without parole.
On March 25, 2026, North pleaded guilty to 14 counts of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
North brandished a firearm each time he entered 15 convenience stores to steal money between July 26, and Sept. ...