A Kent man accused of turning armed robbery into something like a twisted group project has been convicted in federal court of leading a roaming stickup crew that hit marijuana dispensaries, then graduated to credit unions and banks across the Puget Sound. Jurors on Wednesday found Shannon Hartfield guilty in a case that stretches from late 2021 through mid 2022 and includes the 2022 robbery of the former West Seattle Marijuana Store in the Top Hat area. Hartfield is scheduled for sentencing on August 25, 2026, and could be looking at decades behind bars if a federal judge agrees with the penalties outlined by prosecutors.
What prosecutors say
In a press release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said a jury convicted Hartfield on conspiracy, multiple robbery and bank robbery counts, plus six counts of using a firearm in a crime of violence. Prosecutors told jurors Hartfield was not just along for the ride. They said he recruited and supplied a crew, often juveniles, to carry out the robberies, provided firearms and vehicles, and called the shots on which targets to hit around the region. The same release notes the jury could not reach verdicts on three robbery counts and three additional firearm counts.
Local store and neighborhood
The West Seattle shop caught up in the case sits at 10825 Myers Way S. in the unincorporated Top Hat neighborhood and now does business as A Greener Today. As reported by West Seattle Blog, federal prosecutors tied the March 2022 robbery there to a broader series of dispensary heists around the Puget Sound. The address, and the neighborhood focus in local coverage, highlight how shop owners and customers were swept up in a robbery pattern that did not stop at Seattle’s city limits.
Sentencing and legal stakes
Hartfield is set to return to federal court for sentencing on August 25, 2026. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, each robbery count carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, while the armed bank robbery count carries up to 25 years. The firearm charges come with a mandatory minimum seven year term that must run consecutive to any other sentence. Stacked together, prosecutors say the firearm convictions alone create a mandatory minimum of 45 years. At trial, they summed up Hartfield’s alleged mindset by telling jurors he "saw robbery as a team sport," a line the office highlighted in its public statement.
