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Man Sentenced to 107 Years for Fast-Food Robberies

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A Philadelphia man is going away for a long time after being sentenced to 107 years for taking part in five armed robberies of fast-food restaurants in October 2008.Devon Brinkley, 24, was convicted in May of robbing two Dunkin' Donuts in Philadelphia, a Dunkin' Donuts and a Pizza Hut in Upper Darby and a McDonald's in Radnor over a nine-day period. In each robbery, Brinkley and his co-defendants entered the restaurants with guns drawn, threatened the employees and customers and forced them to the floor as they stole money from the cash registers and safes.In one incident, a female employee was hit in the head with a gun. Several store employees testified that they were terrified during the robberies.Brinkley’s co-defendants – Lukner Rene, Jonathan Moman, Gregory Pitt, Kebrum Teklu – previously pleaded guilty.In addition to the lengthy prison term, Brinkley was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and $20,952 in restitution.