HOUSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a 24-year-old Houston man has been indicted, accused of robbing five different Starbucks locations in the Houston area over a six day period in 2023.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment Feb. 15 for Kentrelle Tatum. Tatum is charged with five counts of robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm and one count of illegal possession of a firearm as a felon.
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According to authorities, from Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, 2023, Tatum allegedly robbed five separate Houston-area Starbucks establishments over the course of six days while brandishing a firearm.
Because Tatum is a convicted felon, he is not allowed to possess a firearm according to federal law.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said if convicted, Tatum faces up 20 years in federal prison for each of five counts of robbery, while a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm carries a possible 10-year prison term. Each of the charges could also result in fines of up to $250,000. He is also charged with four counts of brandishing a firearm while committing a crime of violence which carries a mandatory seven years to be served consecutively to any other prison term imposed.
“The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation with assistance from the Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francisco J. Rodriguez is prosecuting the case,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.