CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A federal jury found a previously convicted felon guilty of seven federal robbery and firearms charges after prosecutors said he carried out a series of armed gas station robberies in Cincinnati in February 2024.
James Lockridge, 40, of Cincinnati, was convicted of three counts of robbery, three counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The verdict was announced on Friday following a trial that began on June 1.
According to court documents and trial testimony, Lockridge robbed a Cincinnati Marathon gas station on Feb. 5, Feb. 10 and Feb. 21, 2024. The first and third armed robberies occurred on Gilbert Avenue, and the second robbery took place on Montgomery Road…