Francis Manigault, 42, of New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing five armed robberies during one week last summer.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Manigault, armed with and brandishing a firearm, robbed George’s Market at 175 Pequonnock Street in Bridgeport on June 27, 2015; B & M Grocery and Deli at 942 East Main Street in Bridgeport on June 28; Rodriguez Market at 384 Brooks Street in Bridgeport on June 29; a Subway restaurant at 1552 Wood Avenue in Bridgeport on June 29, and West Main Street Grocery at 495 West Main Street in Stamford on July 1.
After the July 1 robbery, Stamford Police, responding to 911 calls, encountered Manigault on Virgil Street and observed him throwing a handgun to the ground. He was apprehended shortly thereafter and placed under arrest. Officers then recovered a loaded 40mm handgun that Manigault had discarded. The firearm was previously reported stolen in North Carolina.
