Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 125 Months Imprisonment

FORT WAYNE – The Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that, Eddie Martin, Jr., age 18, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Theresa Springmann for robbery under the Hobbs Act along with using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Martin was sentenced to 125 months imprisonment and 2 years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $1,586 in restitution to the victims of the offense.

According to documents filed in this case, on or about November 19, 2016, Martin took U.S. currency from an employee of Pizza by Vito’s using physical force and violence and the threatened use of force, violence and the fear of injury and in doing so brandished a firearm.

This case was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department and was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stacey R. Speith.

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