A 24-year-old Lexington man will spend more than two decades behind bars following a chaotic 48-hour crime wave that spanned two Kentucky cities. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell sentenced Maurice Curry to 288 months in federal prison, marking the end of a legal saga that began with a series of armed holdups in the fall of 2023.
The charges against Curry were extensive, including five counts of Hobbs Act robbery and multiple firearms offenses, specifically for possessing and brandishing weapons during crimes of violence.
According to court records, the spree took place during the early morning hours of September 10 and 11, 2023. Over that short window, Curry targeted five different businesses across Lexington and Frankfort…