DAVENPORT, Iowa - Twenty years in federal prison for a man found guilty of robbing the Davenport Sprint store in December of 2018.
37 year old Christopher Martin was also sentenced to five years of supervised release following his sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
KWQC TV6 reports Martin pleaded guilty in August to interference with commerce by robbery, felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The plea agreement states that Martin and DuQwain Hopkins drove to the store on Elmore Avenue around 6 p.m. on December 27, 2018. Martin walked into the store and showed the gun to an employee, demanded money and phones. He ordered the employee to unlock the safe and remove all the phones and tablets and put them in a duffle bag. It is estimated that he took more than $200 in cash and more than $62,000 in electronics. Martin left the store and Hopkins was the get-away driver.
Davenport police used GPS to locate their vehicle at a gas station and both men were taken into custody. Police found the cash, electronics and a loaded gun in the pocket of a sweatshirt.
Hopkins was sentenced last August to five years in federal prison.
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