The Brief
- Willie Carter, 25, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to armed robbery with a firearm; he had been out on parole for less than two months for a prior armed robbery.
- The robbery occurred Jan. 30 at a Speedway gas station in Addison, where Carter and a co-defendant allegedly held a clerk and customer at gunpoint before fleeing and leading police on a high-speed chase.
- A loaded Glock with an extended magazine was found in the suspects’ vehicle, and DuPage County prosecutors say the sentence reflects zero tolerance for violent crimes targeting innocent workers.
ADDISON, Ill. – A Chicago man accused of robbing a suburban gas station at gunpoint was sentenced to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.
What we know:
Willie Carter, 25, pleaded guilty March 13 to one count of armed robbery with a firearm, a Class X felony, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office. …