ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man appeared in U.S. District Court on Thursday and was sentenced for committing several armed robberies in 2021.
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Bruce Franklin, 64, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to six counts of robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A federal judge sentenced Franklin to 17 years in federal prison.
According to court documents, the robberies occurred on these dates at the following businesses:
- On Aug. 26, 2021, at the Boost Mobile at 3636 Page Blvd.
- On Sept. 4, 2021, at the T-Mobile at 4167 Lindell Blvd.
- On Sept. 10, 2021, at the Boost Mobile at 3636 Page Blvd.
- On Sept. 17, 2021, at the MetroPCS at 3949 Lindell Blvd.
- On Sept. 20, 2021, at the T-Mobile at 4167 Lindell Blvd.
- On Oct. 27, 2021, at the Family Dollar at 11123 Bellfontaine Rd.
Franklin told the court he stole cash from the registers and, in one case, took a handgun belonging to an employee of one of the stores.
Franklin had an accomplice, Kristie Meeks, during the robberies on Sept. 17 and Sept. 20. Meeks, 47, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to two counts of robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in February.
Comments are closed.