CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after allegedly robbing six businesses at gunpoint in two days, according to the United States Attorney’s Office.
According to court documents, 36-year-old Jamaris Ladell Smith started his string of armed robberies around 11 p.m. on January 17, 2023. At that time, he entered a Sam’s Mart on Sharon Road, pointed a handgun at the store clerk and demanded cash.
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Smith reportedly told the worker she would be killed if she “made the wrong move,” officials said. The clerk, fearing for her life, placed the cash drawer on the counter and Smith took the money and left the scene.
Between 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 6:10 a.m. on Jan. 19, Smith allegedly robbed five more businesses at gunpoint in Charlotte while making similar comments and threats, such as, “Don’t move and don’t scream. Give me everything you got,” and “It’s not worth it, give me all the money.”…