After six weeks of trial in U.S. v. Marcus Major, et. al., a federal jury in Fresno convicted two defendants of thirty Hobbs Act robbery counts, thirty 924(c) firearms counts, and two conspiracy counts. A third defendant was acquitted of being a co-conspirator in one of the robberies. Each defendant faces a sentence of more than 700 years in mandatory prison time because of the multiple 924(c) firearm charges.
A federal court jury Tuesday convicted two Fresno men for their roles in a seven-month armed robbery spree that hit 30 businesses in Fresno and Madera counties in 2005 and 2006.
Marcus Major, 24, and Jordan Huff, 25, face mandatory minimum prison sentences of more than 700 years when they are sentenced March 26 by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill.
Major and Huff were found guilty on 62 counts each. The charges included robbery, using a gun in a violent crime and firing a gun during a violent crime.
At the same time, the jury acquitted Fresno resident Porcha Neal, 20, of being a co-conspirator in the robbery of the Dollar Tree at 3730 N. Blackstone Ave.