A Houston man was sentenced to 31 years in jail Wednesday for 4 robberies he dedicated throughout a 12-hour crime spree within the Houston metro space in 2021.
Jose Perez Jr., now 22, was sentenced for 4 counts every of theft and brandishing a firearm. Perez Jr. received three years on the theft prices, and 28 years to be served consecutively on the gun prices.
Perez Jr. started his 12-hour spree at round 11:15 p.m. on March 2, 2021, when he robbed a Circle Ok retailer in Friendswood, Texas whereas armed with an assault rifle.
He would additionally rob an grownup novelty retailer in Webster, the Friendswood Circle Ok for a second time, and a Chevron fuel station in Friendswood. Perez Jr.’s darkish Chevrolet and license plate quantity had been observed by clerks, nevertheless, and police started pursuing him shortly after he robbed the Chevron.
The spree finally ended with Perez Jr.’s arrest earlier than 1 p.m. on March 3, 2021, when he was taken into custody with out additional incident. Perez Jr. pleaded responsible to the armed robberies final Jan. 19.
“This young man has thrown most of his life away. At 22 now, he will likely be an old man before his release from federal prison. … Jose Luis Perez terrorized the Houston area for 12 long hours, robbing convenience stores and a gas station at gunpoint,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Alamdar Hamdani mentioned in an announcement.
Perez Jr. was additionally accused on the sentencing listening to of robbing a number of people, however different attainable prices weren’t specified by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
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