Towson GameStop Robber Sentenced To 6-Plus Years In Prison

BALTIMORE, MD — A man was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison this week for robbing four GameStop stores over a two-week period in 2018, according to prosecutors. He and his partner were arrested after robbing the GameStop store on York Road when they unknowingly took a cash tracker hidden within a wad of cash that enabled law enforcement to locate their getaway car and follow them to an apartment in west Baltimore, his plea agreement says.

Stewart Lee Williams, 37, aka "Burger," of the 600 block of Willow Avenue in Baltimore, pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act robbery, meaning he used actual or threatened force, violence and fear of injury to obstruct commerce.

Williams admitted to robbing the former GameStop store at 6730 York Road on Sept. 1, 2018, by threatening employees, according to his plea agreement.

In that case, officials said he and his partner stole $968 in cash and 12 video game systems after Williams went into the store and pointed what appeared to be a gun at two employees before taking 10 PlayStation consoles, a Nintendo Switch, an Xbox and cash from the safes and register.

The three previous robberies occurred on Aug. 21, 25 and 28 in 2018.

Williams showed what appeared to be a firearm to the employees, forced them into a back room and took cash and game systems, his plea agreement says.

U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Williams on Monday to 77 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Williams faced up to 20 years in prison.

Bredar previously sentenced Williams's partner Kelvin McFadden, 27, also of Baltimore, to 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for the same charge. McFadden, who identified himself as a former GameStop employee, said he did not have the gun during the robberies.

Gamestop Robberies Plea Agreement