GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) — Two men were sentenced in federal court Thursday for a series of finance company robberies across the Southeastern United States.
The Gaffney Police Department announced Gerald Jerome Raymond Jr. and Ryan Marquez Lewis Jones received their sentencing after pleading guilty in April to their roles in a string of robberies, including three in Gaffney at Gaffney Financial Services, Cashwell and Gaffney Credit Plus in 2021 and 2022.
Raymond was apprehended after a brief foot chase following a robbery at Gaffney Credit Plus on January 22, 2022. However, officers reported the defendants took part in numerous robberies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama…