A man accused of carrying out six armed robberies by luring victims into traps through Facebook Marketplace ads has pleaded guilty and received a 12-year prison sentence, according to court records.
Prosecutors said Emerson Watson Jr., 21, robbed 11 people at gunpoint during six separate Marketplace meetups between September and December 2024. Most of the robberies occurred in the 1100 block of North Menard in the Austin neighborhood.
Digital data, vehicle information, and other evidence linked Watson to the robberies, prosecutors said. He was on juvenile probation for armed robbery when the holdups occurred…