Friday, September 25, 2020

Wichita Man Sentenced to 10 Years For Two Armed Robberies

 WICHITA, KAN. – A Wichita man was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for committing two armed robberies at local hotels, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Darrell E. Black, 27, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to two counts of commercial robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on May 27, 2017, he robbed the Extended Stay America at 9450 E. Corporate Hills, and on May 29, 2017, he robbed the Days Inn and Suites at 7321 E. Kellogg, both in Wichita.

In both robberies, he held a clerk at gunpoint while demanding money from the hotel cash drawer.

McAllister commended the Wichita Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch for their work on the case.

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