St. Louis man sentenced 26 years for armed robbery spree in Illinois

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ailing. – A federal decide has sentenced a St. Louis man for a string of armed robberies in Illinois.

Jalon J. Moore, 25, was sentenced to 26 years in jail on Thursday over an armed theft spree within the Metro East three years in the past. In January, Moore pled responsible to armed robberies of Dash in Fairview Heights and Marco’s Pizza in Collinsville, along with a financial institution theft of GCS Credit score Union in Collinsville. Investigators say all of those robberies occurred in March 2019.

Moore shall be on supervised launch for 3 years following his launch from federal
jail. Moore was additionally ordered to pay greater than $130,000 in restitution.

Based on court docket paperwork, Moore, Larry J. Rhines, and Garry Johnson, dedicated quite a few “take over type” enterprise robberies within the Metro East space between January and March 2019. Throughout these robberies, investigators say the three have been armed with firearms and threatened staff whereas demanding cash. Rhines and Johnson are anticipated to be sentenced in June 2022.

Along with his fees in Illinois, Moore has pleaded responsible to 5 armed robberies of companies within the metropolis of Saint Louis, in line with the U.S. Division of Justice.