Man who committed string of robberies in Central Kentucky sentenced to prison
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- Curry pleaded guilty to five Hobbs Act robbery counts and related firearm charges.
- A federal judge sentenced Curry to 24 years in prison and five years of probation.
- Curry faces a separate Fayette Circuit Court charge for tampering with physical evidence.
A man who robbed five convenience stores in Lexington and Frankfort in a single day was sentenced to prison on Thursday.
Maurice Curry, 24, pleaded guilty to five counts of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and two counts of possessing and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in January, according to court documents. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Kentucky said he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the crime.
On Sept. 10, 2023, Curry entered Lex Liquor and a Speedway gas station on Tates Creek and held the clerks at gun point, according to court documents. Later that same day, Curry allegedly entered three Frankfort stores — Katz Food Mart, Walgreens and a Shell gas station — and held them against their will to turn over products.
During the robbery spree, Curry assaulted multiple clerks and stole approximately $6,400, according to court documents.
Curry was originally charged with multiple counts of robbery and assault in state court, but the case was later dismissed when he was indicted in federal court in March 2024. As part of his plea deal, one count of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence was dismissed, according to court documents.
Curry is required to serve 85% of his sentence and will be on probation for five years after his release, according to the attorney’s office.
Curry is also charged with tampering with physical evidence in Fayette Circuit Court in connection with a 2022 homicide. An indictment says he “destroyed, mutilated, concealed, removed, or altered physical evidence” that was connected to the murder of Elaina Mammen in March 2022.
In December 2022, Mammen was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 3400 block of Colonnade Drive. A pair of brothers, Hubert Riley and Alexander Riley, fired into a vehicle that Mammen was driving at the time, according to a criminal complaint.
Hubert Riley was sentenced to 30 years for charges of murder, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, criminal mischief and five counts of wanton endangerment. Alexander Riley pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter, criminal mischief, five counts of wanton endangerment and a charge of minor in possession of a handgun and was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Curry’s case remains ongoing in that case, and his next scheduled court date is a status hearing in September, according to court records.
