Man sentenced for Indianapolis robbery string
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 34-year-old Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies targeting six businesses in the city, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release issued Thursday.
The release said Javonte Smith pleaded guilty to a crime spree from Nov. 21, 2023, to Dec. 2, 2023, at two Family Dollar stores, a McDonald’s restaurant, two Walmart stores, and a Kroger grocery. He stole $14,797.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers on Dec. 2, 2023, caught Smith at a Motel 6 following the final robbery at the Kroger. He was wearing clothing that matched surveillance footage from the robberies. Officers found disguises and a black Taurus handgun in Smith’s vehicle, as well as keys to a stolen GMC Terrain…