Upper Marlboro man sentenced for fast-food restaurant robbery spree
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — A man from Upper Marlboro was sentenced for a spree of robberies at fast food restaurant drive-thrus.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland (USAO) said on Thursday that Zachary Kinnell, 23, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.
He was found guilty of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
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The office said starting on July 28, 2022, through Aug. 3, Kinnel and his co-conspirator, Brian Elzey, would rob fast food restaurants in Maryland and Virginia.
Elzey robbed 11 fast-food restaurants for a total of $3,555.01.
During the spree, the pair would go to the drive-thru window as if they were purchasing food and Kinnell would get out of the car, go up to the window and initiate a transaction with the employee before 'forcibly removing cash.'
Starting on Aug. 1 until Aug. 3, they started committing armed robberies. Kinnell would take out a gun, and he robbed four fast-food restaurants.
On Aug. 4, Montgomery County Department of Police officers stopped a stolen Chevrolet Cruze near Wheaton.
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Officers searched the car and found a gun and two restaurant cash drawers.
The officers then took Kinnell and Elzey's phones along with $427.01. It was discovered that the pair had tried to rob six other fast-food restaurants.
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