ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Monday, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced a sentence of 13 years for an Elizabeth City man convicted of three robberies.
A release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), 20-year-old Marcus Alexander Waldo was found guilty of participating in a string of armed thefts between October 2019 and January 2020.
The robberies took place:
- October 22, 2019: Family Fare on Route 17 S, Elizabeth City
- October 29, 2019: Dollar General on Oak Stump Road, Elizabeth City
- January 21, 2020: Dollar General on Oak Stump Road, Elizabeth City
The release said in all three robberies, Waldo pointed a gun at the clerk, demanded money and then fled.
He was arrested after police found clothing described by the clerks at his home, along with a gun, ammunition and stacks of money.
Waldo is set to serve 162 months for several charges of interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
