Greenville Man Sentenced To 108 Months For Business Robberies

ELIZABETH CITY – United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced KEITH MICHAEL JONES, 25, of Greenville, to 108 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.  On July 15, 2015, JONES pleaded guilty to 2 counts of robbery of a business in interstate commerce and 1 count of robbery of a business in interstate commerce and aiding and abetting.

An investigation initiated by the Greenville Police Department, revealed that on August 10, 2014, KEITH MICHAEL JONES entered the Wilco Hess station located on South Memorial Drive in Greenville and robbed the store of currency and cigarettes.

On August 11, 2014, JONES entered the Kangaroo Express located on Southeast Greenville Boulevard and robbed the store of currency and cigarettes.

On August 13, 2014, JONES and an unknown suspect, entered and robbed the Kangaroo Express located on Queen Street in Grifton, North Carolina.  JONES took United States currency from the register.

That same evening, a detective who was conducting surveillance in Greenville due to the increasing number of armed robberies in the area, observed JONES hiding next to an abandoned building.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Greenville Police Department, the Grifton Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.  Assistant United States Attorney S. Katherine Burnette prosecuted the case for the government.