Pittsburgh Felon Indicted by Grand Jury on Gun and Robbery Charges

Pittsburgh Felon Indicted by Grand Jury on Gun and Robbery Charges
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PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating various federal robbery and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

According to the five-count Indictment, returned on August 9, named Marcus Allen Wells, 28, formerly of the City’s Glen Hazel neighborhood committed three Hobbs Act Robberies and brandished a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

“These robberies are alleged to have happened at a Sunoco on Craft Avenue in Pittsburgh, a Shell gas station on Baum Boulevard in Pittsburgh, and at a Sunoco on Duquesne Boulevard in Duquesne,” the DOJ reported. “Wells is also alleged to have possessed a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon on or about Dec. 16, 2021.”