An Eastpointe man was sentenced today to 56 years after
having been convicted in November, 2018, of robbing eight retail stores at
gunpoint between June 26, 2017, and October 18, 2017, and attempting to rob a
ninth store, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in
Charge Timothy R. Slater, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sentenced was Mohamed Abdi, 33, of Eastpointe, Michigan.
According to the evidence presented at trial, Mohamed Abdi
started his robbery spree on June 26, 2017, when he attempted to rob a Family
Dollar located on Nine Mile Road in Eastpointe, Michigan, at gunpoint. That
robbery attempt failed when the store clerk was unable to open the register,
but undeterred, Abdi drove two miles down the road to a CVS in Warren and
robbed it hours later that day.
Abdi proceeded to rob seven other CVS and Rite Aid
pharmacies throughout the greater Detroit area. Each time, Abdi walked into the
store wearing a baseball hat, sunglasses, and a long sleeve shirt. Abdi waited
until the store was empty and then demanded the money from the register while
brandishing a handgun tucked in his waistband. In addition to brandishing a
gun, Abdi also threatened several of the clerks, including telling the clerk
who failed to open her register at the Family Dollar in Eastpointe that she was
lucky he did not shoot her.
During his robbery spree, Abdi picked stores that appeared
to be empty based on the number of cars in the parking lot and the number of
customers in the stores. Abdi robbed the following stores:
June 26, 2017: CVS Pharmacy, 13608 East Nine Mile Road,
Warren
July 11,
2017: Rite Aid Pharmacy, 15411
Southfield Road, Allen Park
July 24,
2017: CVS Pharmacy, 27700 Harper
Avenue, St Clair Shores
July 30,
2017: Rite Aid Pharmacy, 35101
East Michigan Avenue, Wayne
July 31,
2017: CVS Pharmacy, 15051 East
Thirteen Mile Road, Warren
October 16,
2017: CVS Pharmacy, 3647 Dix Avenue,
Lincoln Park
October 17,
2017: CVS Pharmacy, 31240 Harper
Avenue, St Clair Shores
October 18,
2017: CVS Pharmacy, 22515 Mack Avenue,
St Clair Shores
Abdi took $2,825.66 from the eight stores affected by his
robbery spree.
The investigation was led by members of the FBI Violent
Crimes Task Force in conjunction with police departments in Allen Park, Lincoln
Park, Livonia, St Clair Shores, Warren, and Wayne.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys
Jeanine Brunson and Shane Cralle.
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