Christopher Simms, age 32, of New Orleans, was sentenced last week after previously pleading guilty to a nine-count superseding Bill of Information for bank robbery and armed robbery and a one-count Indictment for bank robbery.
U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced Simms to 221 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and a special assessment of $1,000.
According to the court documents, Simms robbed nine establishments between January 12, 2016 and February 8, 2016. Simms’s robberies included three McDonald’s Restaurant locations in New Orleans; a McDonald’s Restaurant in Kenner; a Dollar General store in Metairie; an Iberia Bank in Metairie; a Compass Bank in Mobile, Alabama; and a convenience store in Silver Creek Mississippi. Simms pled guilty to seven counts of Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of bank robbery, and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
