Eastern District Of Missouri: St. Louis Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Series Of Armed Robberies

St. Louis MO

21 April, 2022

5:07 PM

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Press release from Eastern District of Missouri: April 20, 2022 ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge John A. Ross sentenced Jalon Moore, age 25, to 25 years in federal prison for several counts of armed robbery and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of crimes of violence. Moore previously pleaded guilty in January. According to the plea agreement, Moore and two co-defendants committed a string of armed robberies in 2019 within the Eastern District of Missouri. Each of the robberies involved a yellow Camaro (which was used as the getaway car), the brandishing of firearms, and the taking or attempted taking of money from local businesses, by the use of force, threatened force, or violence. Moore and the others were responsible for robbing (or attempting to rob) the following businesses on the following dates: This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation-St. Louis and the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department, in coordination with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois; the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Springfield; and the Collinsville and Fairview Heights Police Departments. This press release was produced by Eastern District of Missouri. The views expressed here are the author's own.