Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 8-10 Years in Prison for Gas Station Robberies

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

GoLocalWorcester News Team

A Fitchburg man was sentenced to 8-10 years in state prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of a string of armed gas station robberies while wearing a mask, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

Zachary Barnes, 28, was found guilty of five robberies that occurred between Jan. 13 and Jan. 27, 2017 in Fitchburg and Leominster.

He covered his face with a mask and brandished a knife during each of the robberies.

He was also convicted of driving with a suspended license and sentenced to ten days in jail. That sentence is to be served concurrently with the other sentences.

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