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Jury Convicts Kent Man of 17 Felonies During Robbery Spree
Prosecutors said Shannon Hartfield recruited juveniles as young as 14 and supplied guns in robberies that led to a 45-year mandatory minimum.
- On Tuesday, May 26, a jury convicted 26-year-old Kent resident Shannon Hartfield on 17 federal felony counts tied to an armed robbery spree targeting Puget Sound marijuana dispensaries and banks between December 2021 and June 2022.
- Prosecutors described Hartfield as the manager of the operation, recruiting young accomplices—including juveniles as young as 14—via social media and text messages to supply firearms and vehicles for the crimes.
- After targeting Snohomish County dispensaries, the crew shifted to financial institutions, attempting to rob a Chase Bank branch at gunpoint and holding tellers at Salal Credit Union at gunpoint.
- U.S. District Judge Lauren King scheduled sentencing for August 25, where Hartfield faces a mandatory minimum of 45 years in prison because firearm convictions must run consecutively to other sentences.
- The jury remained deadlocked on three robbery counts and three firearm-related counts, according to the Department of Justice, resulting in a mistrial for those six charges.
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'Robbery as a team sport': Kent man convicted of 17 felonies in armed crime spree across Puget Sound
A 26-year-old Kent man was convicted of 17 federal felonies on Tuesday in connection with a crew he led in armed robberies of marijuana dispensaries, banks, and credit unions. Shannon Hartfield recruited, supplied, and managed a group of younger people who conducted a robbery spree throughout the Puget Sound region between December 2021 and June 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. After a week-long jury trial, the jury deliberated f…
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Jury convicts Kent man of 17 felonies during robbery spree
A jury convicted a 26-year-old Kent man May 26 of 17 felonies related to a string of armed marijuana dispensary and bank robberies during a crime spree between December 2021 and June 2022 throughout the Puget Sound region.
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