Man Pleads Guilty For Ordering 3 Men To Rob Store

A Fargo man has admitted to ordering three men in a drug trafficking ring to rob a convenience store.

 

 

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A Fargo man has admitted to ordering three men in a drug trafficking ring to rob a convenience store.

Fred Thompson pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a pair of charges, including aiding and abetting a robbery in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Authorities say the 55-year-old Thompson told Steve Gibson, Mason Peet and Roger Butcher to rob a south Fargo Stop-N-Go store on Oct. 26.

The three men had a .22 caliber rifle during the robbery.

Sentencing for Thompson is scheduled for Jan. 8.

He faces up to life in prison.

 

AP

   

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