MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for an armed Hobbs Act robbery of a Minneapolis restaurant in 2020.
According to court documents, on November 9, 2020, Abdiweli Mohamed Jama, 32, entered Market Barbecue in Minneapolis, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, and attempted to rob the business. An employee tried to stop the robbery and had a physical altercation with Jama.
During the altercation, Jama’s pistol discharged, and the employee was struck in the shoulder and the knee. Jama fled the scene on foot.
On November 16, 2021, Jama pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act) and one count of discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. He was sentenced Friday by Senior U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery.
The FBI, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the Saint Paul Police Department investigated this incident.
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