Man Sentenced for Robbery Attempt at Minnesota Insurance Agency

June 18, 2010

A Minneapolis, Minn., man has been sentenced to nine years for a shotgun robbery attempt at an insurance in Roseville last December.

The complaint says 41-year-old Michael Kevin Jones walked into an office building, pointed a sawed-off shotgun at an insurance agency employee and demanded money.

That triggered a lockdown of offices in the building, neighboring businesses, a day-care center and an elementary school.

Jones was arrested outside the building without getting any money. No one was hurt.

But Roseville police Detective Marc Schultz says the incident cost thousands in taxpayer dollars.

Jones pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Judge Gary Bastian gave Jones a nine-year sentence for the robbery and a concurrent five years on the firearm charge.

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  • June 18, 2010 at 12:40 pm
    T-Ma says:
    How hard up (and stupid) do you have to be to hold up an insurance agency? You might as well hold up a lawyers office. At least if the gun goes off you've done a good thing fo... read more
  • June 18, 2010 at 12:27 pm
    Hibbsey says:
    Has Michael Kevin Jones not heard that everyhing is direct bill these days??

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