Euriah Hymes, 23, of Aurora, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after admitting to a tense string of armed robberies that hit a dozen convenience stores across the Denver metro area. Federal prosecutors say the holdups left clerks terrified and triggered a major multi-agency investigation.
Robbery spree and plea
According to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, Hymes pleaded guilty to 12 armed robberies carried out between January 17 and February 14, 2024, in Broomfield, Westminster, Federal Heights, Thornton, Denver, and Aurora. In each case, prosecutors say, he threatened store employees with a firearm while demanding cash and swiping tobacco products.
The release quotes FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski, who summed up the impact on front-line workers: “Clerks in 12 convenience stores were held at gunpoint and traumatized.”
Investigation
As FBI Denver noted on X, the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force led the investigation, working alongside police departments across the metro area. Authorities highlighted the cross-city pattern of the robberies and the task force’s role in pulling those threads together for federal prosecutors.
Court details
United States District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher handed down the 16-year sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the Violent Crime and Immigration Enforcement Section, listed under case number 25-cc-00204-GPG. Hymes will also serve a term of supervised release after completing his federal prison sentence, according to court records and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
