MINNEAPOLIS – Earlier today in federal
court, a 36-year-old Fridley man was sentenced for using a .38-caliber pistol
on March 11, 2011, to rob the Totem Superette in Columbia Heights. United
States District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced Jimmy Earl Matthews to
262 months in federal prison on one count of possession of a firearm during and
in relation to a crime of violence. Matthews, who was indicted on May 11, 2011,
pleaded guilty on March 30, 2012.
In his plea agreement, Matthews admitted
that on March 11, 2011, he and another individual drove to the store in
Matthews's car. While the other person remained in the car, Matthews entered
the store, concealed his face with a blue bandana, brandished the gun at the
clerk, and demanded money. After receiving cash, Matthews fled, attempting to
return to his car. However, Matthews encountered the police, dropped the gun
behind his car, and ran, ultimately attempting to hide the cash in a snow bank.
Following a short pursuit, Matthews was apprehended. Officers recovered the
gun, the bandana, and approximately $146.
This case was the result of an
investigation by the Columbia Heights Police Department, the Fridley Police
Department, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension, and the U.S. ATF, with assistance from the Anoka County Crime
Lab. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol M. Kayser.
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