Mobile Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Robbery

MOBILE, AL – A Mobile man was sentenced on October 29, 2025, to 120 months in prison for robbery of a convenience store.

According to court documents, Andre` Lionel Nettles, 40, robbed a Mobile area Circle K store of cigarettes on March 28, 2024.  He was wearing a black jacket, black face mask, and pointed a gun at the clerk.  The robbery was captured on store surveillance.  While stealing the cigarettes, Nettles broke a plexiglass case, leaving blood and fingerprints on the scene.  Forensic analysis of the fingerprints and DNA matched Nettles.

After serving 120 months in the Bureau of Prisons, Nettles will be placed on a supervised release term of three years.  He was also ordered to pay restitution and fines.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms along with Mobile Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys George May and Tandice H. Blackwood prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.