PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in federal prison for a gunpoint pharmacy robbery in Kensington, closing a case that also involved stolen controlled substances and a police pursuit through the city.
Michael Nixon, 31, also received five years of supervised release from U.S. District Judge Juan R. Sánchez, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf reported.
A federal jury convicted Nixon in March of Hobbs Act robbery, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance…