RALEIGH, N.C. – A New Bern
man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison and 3 years supervised
release for two armed robberies of New Bern convenience stores.
According to court documents, Kenneth Earl Moore, 49, first
robbed the Five Points Mini Mart convenience store during the early morning
hours of December 4, 2018. Moore wore a
black mask and gloves, and carried a black bag with distinctive markings. Moore pulled a gun on the clerk and, after
taking approximately $500, fled on foot.
A few weeks later, Moore convinced a female co-defendant to
help him commit another robbery, in exchange for drugs. Early on December 23, 2018, the co-defendant
drove Moore to a Speedway convenience store in New Bern. Moore again wore the black mask and gloves,
and carried the same black bag – all of which were found in his residence. Moore entered, pointed a gun at the clerk,
took $622, and fled in the co-defendant’s car.
At his arraignment on September 19, 2019, Moore plead guilty
but was allowed to remain in a substance abuse treatment program after claiming
he had been a Navy Seal. Investigators
later discovered that while Moore did serve in the Navy as a machinist, he was
never a Navy Seal. At sentencing, Moore
was forced to admit he had not been honest with the Court about his service
record.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S.
District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
New Bern Police Department investigated
the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Stephany prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on our website.
Related court documents and information are located on the website of the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by
searching for Case No. 4:19-cr-00033-BO.
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