Baltimore man looking at 21 years in federal prison for armed bank and liquor store robberies

On December 9, Anthony Eugene Wiggins, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty in federal court to a string of robberies, including five bank robberies and five armed robberies at liquor stores, committed between September 24, 2018 and November 15, 2018, as well as an attempted robbery on November 15, 2018. 

Wiggins was on federal supervised release at the time of the robberies, having previously been convicted for being a felon in possession of firearm.  During each of the liquor and convenience store robberies, Wiggins brandished a firearm and, in two instances, discharged the firearm during the robberies.  In nearly all of the robberies, Wiggins threatened victim employees with physical violence and, during one robbery, fought with and assaulted a store customer and a victim employee.

According to his plea agreement, between September 24 and October 18, 2018, Wiggins committed robberies at five separate Maryland banks, including two banks in Baltimore, and one each in White Marsh, Bel Air, and Arbutus.

Between November 2 and November 15, 2018, Wiggins committed five armed robberies at four liquor stores in Dundalk, Middle River, and Baltimore.  Wiggins admitted that he discharged a firearm in two of those robberies, specifically, a robbery in Dundalk on November 2, 2018 and a robbery in Baltimore on November 13, 2018, and brandished a firearm in the other three robberies.  Wiggins also attempted to rob a fifth liquor store, located in Dundalk, on November 15, 2018.

Wiggins and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts the plea agreement, Wiggins will be sentenced to between 10 years and 19 years in federal prison for the robberies and gun charge, and up to two years in federal prison for violating his federal supervised release. 

Wiggins is looking at a maximum jail term of 21 years.  His sentencing is scheduled sentencing for March 27, 2020.

Also see: Off-duty Baltimore cop nabs bank robber in the act

(Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland)

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