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Joshua Youngblood Sentenced To 74 Years For 9 Robberies In Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) -- A man has been sentenced to spend 74 years in prison after being convicted in a series of robberies in Colorado Springs in 2018. Police say 42-year-old Joshua Youngblood robbed nine businesses in the city in eight months.

Joshua Youngblood credit colorado springs police
Joshua Youngblood (credit: Colorado Springs Police)

The businesses that were robbed included fast food restaurants, grocery stores, a Walgreens pharmacy, and the Staybridge Suites hotel, where Youngblood pointed a handgun at victims and got away with cash and controlled narcotics.

Youngblood was arrested on Aug. 18, 2018 and police say he had a handgun and robbery notes in his possession.

 

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