A Houston man has been sentenced after he went on a 12 hour crime spree in the Houston area, robbing several stores with an assault rifle.
man went on a crime spree for 12 hours before being taken into custody. This week, he was sentenced to prison.
Jose Luis Perez Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to four counts of interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. He is also alleged to have committed several robberies of people during the crime spree. Perez was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison immediately followed by five years of supervised release.Texas courts struggle to resolve criminal appeals that got lost in Harris County for decades
"This young man has thrown most of his life away," said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. "At 22 now, he will likely be an old man before his release from federal prison. Crime does not pay. Jose Luis Perez terrorized the Houston area for 12 long hours, robbing convenient stores and a gas station at gunpoint. Thanks to brave victims who relayed concise and expeditious information, law enforcement was able to stop his reign of terror before it became even worse.
According to court records, from March 2, 2021, at approximately 11:15 p.m. and until the following day before 1 p.m. there were numerous commercial aggravated robberies.
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