Memphis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Armed Business Robberies by Discharging a Firearm

Memphis, TN – A federal judge has sentenced Laquarius King, 28, of Memphis, to 360 months in federal prison for multiple business robberies by discharging a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.According to information presented in court, between July 2, 2023 and October 2, 2024, 0n five separate occasions, King robbed the Exxon gas station located on Appling Road and the Berryhill Market located on Berryhill Road in Memphis, Tennessee. On two occasions, he fired a round in the air next to the clerk when the clerk hesitated to open the cash drawer. The incident was recorded on store surveillance video, and King was wearing the same shirt in several robberies. On October 2, 2024, an off-duty Memphis police officer saw the robbery taking place from the parking lot.............