CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Garfield Heights man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three decades in prison for robbing 10 Cleveland-area stores at gunpoint over a three-week span.
Lawrence Sturdivant, 36, stole $2,295 total during the 10 robberies, nine in Cleveland and one in Shaker Heights in December 2021.
U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese sentenced Sturdivant to 29 years and four months in prison and five years of post-prison supervision, noting the “immense danger” of the daytime robberies and Sturdivant’s harsh upbringing…