The Brief
- Mario Merriweather received an 11-year federal sentence for an armed robbery involving holding employees in a freezer.
- Because this was a federal conviction, Merriweather will serve the full sentence without the possibility of parole.
- An armed employee thwarted the robbery, leading to Merriweather’s collapse and capture by responding officers.
ROME, Ga. – A man with a three-decade criminal history will spend 11 years in federal prison for a 2023 fast-food robbery where he forced employees into a walk-in freezer.
What we know:
Mario Merriweather was sentenced Monday to 132 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release. Merriweather pleaded guilty in August 2025 to charges of interference with interstate commerce by robbery.…