Convicted armed robber is sentenced to federal prison

A 25-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in an armed robbery ring.

Jeremy Hunter, also known as “Heat,” was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, where he pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to rob several area fast-food restaurants in 2014.

Hunter admitted that he robbed a Chipotle restaurant in Blue Springs after being let in by co-defendants who worked there. Hunter also admitted to lending a rifle to co-defendants who committed other restaurant robberies.

This story was originally published January 12, 2016 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Convicted armed robber is sentenced to federal prison."