Wichita Man Pleads Guilty To Liquor Store Robbery

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Wichita man pleaded guilty Monday to committing a liquor store robbery during which a clerk shot him in the leg, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Rayquan Hill, 19, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. In his plea, he admitted he and a co-defendant robbed F & K Liquor at 902 S. Woodlawn in Wichita. A store clerk shot Hill in the leg during the robbery. Hill was arrested at the scene. The co-defendant was arrested later that day at work.

Co-defendant Jamaryus Moore, 20, Wichita, Kan. is awaiting sentencing.

Hill is set for sentencing Aug. 5. He faces a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

McAllister commended the Wichita Police Department, the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith for their work on the case.