KC man admits he robbed people who answered Craigslist ads

A 26-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Thursday to using Craigslist ads to set up multiple victims of armed robbery.

Thomas Thorpe is the third defendant to plead guilty to committing the series of armed robberies in the Kansas City area in 2014.

Two people were shot during one of the six robberies attributed to the men.

Thorpe pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to six federal counts of robbery, one count of conspiracy and one count of firing a gun in a robbery. The robberies were prosecuted as federal crimes under a statute governing interference with commerce.

A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

According to federal prosecutors, Thorpe and his co-defendants placed fake ads on Craigslist. When people who responded to the ads showed up at specified locations, they were robbed of money and electronics.

A man and woman who answered an ad on July 16, 2014, about a car for sale were robbed of their money and shot.

Co-defendants Debvon Buckner, 25, and Troy Wright, 23, previously pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

This story was originally published July 13, 2016 at 8:15 PM with the headline "KC man admits he robbed people who answered Craigslist ads."