Iowa Man Sentenced for Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux City, Iowa, man convicted of Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence was sentenced on December 20, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Caleb Robert Babb, age 35, was sentenced to 44 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, restitution in the total amount of $3.950.28, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Babb was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 6, 2018.  He pled guilty on September 24, 2018.

The conviction stemmed from an incident on November 29, 2016, when Babb robbed the Glass Palace, located in North Sioux City, South Dakota.  At that time, the Glass Palace was a restaurant and casino.  Babb entered the Glass Palace wearing a black ski mask, dark sunglasses, black gloves, and armed with a BB gun that looked like a real handgun.  He displayed the firearm to a Glass Palace employee and ordered her to take money from the cash register and place it into a bag.  Babb then took the bag with money from the register and left the premises.  As part of his sentence, Babb was ordered to pay restitution for money he stole from three other businesses in South Dakota.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives, and Firearms.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper prosecuted the case.

Babb was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.