From the U.S. Attorney:
MAN SENTENCED TO ELEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING TAXI AND RIDESHARE DRIVERS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO — A man who robbed two taxi drivers and a rideshare driver at gunpoint in Chicago has been sentenced to eleven years in federal prison.
ANTHONY REED committed the violent robberies within a week in February 2022.
In each of the robberies, Reed threatened to kill the driver if they did not hand over their money and other belongings.
During one of the robberies, Reed used the butt of his gun to hit the driver in the head.
The robberies were as follows:
- Feb. 4, 2022: Reed stole a tablet and cell phone from a Flash Cab taxi driver.
- Feb. 5, 2022: Reed stole $120 in cash, a tablet, and cell phone from a Flash Cab taxi driver.
- Feb. 8, 2022: Reed stole a wallet containing $200 to $400 in cash, as well as a cell phone and jacket from an Uber driver.
Reed, 28, of Chicago, has been in law enforcement custody since his arrest in 2022. He pleaded guilty earlier this year to three counts of robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. sentenced Reed to eleven years in federal prison.
The sentence was announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI, and Larry Snelling, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
“Over the course of only four days, defendant robbed three victims at gunpoint while the victims were doing their job,” Assistant U.S. Attorneys Margaret A. Steindorf and Paul Schied argued in the government’s sentencing memorandum. “A significant sentence is warranted to protect the public from defendant’s criminal appetite and deter defendant from committing future violent acts.”
