Armed Robber Caught by Joint Law Enforcement Effort After Escaping Custody

DETROIT — Markiese King, 31, of Detroit, Michigan was charged this week, with a six-count indictment alleging three counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery, two counts of Use and Carry of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and one count of Prisoner Escape, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced today.

According to the indictment, King is alleged to have robbed a Dollar General store in the city of Detroit on May 20, 2025.  After entering the store, King allegedly brandished a firearm and demanded money from the store’s employees.

The indictment also alleges that on May 23, 2025, King robbed an Advance Auto Parts in the city of Warren, Michigan. King threatened the store’s employees and demanded money.

Between the second and third robberies, King allegedly left the Cherry Health Residential Reentry Center, where he was in custody for a prior conviction, without permission. After escaping, on May 28, 2025, King allegedly robbed an AutoZone in Highland Park, Michigan again brandishing a pistol at employees.

The Detroit Police Department, Warren Police Department, Highland Park Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Macomb County Gang and Violent Crime Task Force, and Detroit Violent Crime Task Force, as well as the U.S. Marshal’s Service worked together to identify and locate King leading to his swift arrest on May 30, 2025. King has been in custody since that arrest.

An indictment is only a formal charging document and is not evidence of guilt.  A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Micah Wallace.