An ex-con from Long Beach faces sentencing Wednesday for his role in the armed robberies of a liquor store, gas station, and convenience store — a crime spree that ended in the death of an innocent bystander and the injury of another in a car accident while the defendants fled from police.
Kaelenn Maea, 29, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court in April 2025 to three counts: conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, and possession, brandishing and discharging a short-barreled rifle during a violent crime.
Prosecutors are requesting a prison sentence of 17 years and six months…