Man Hid In Menards Overnight, Robbed Opening Employee: Feds

WEST ST. PAUL, MN — A 61-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced to more than six years of federal prison after robbing a Menards store in West St. Paul, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Wednesday.

Back in June, Cornelius Graham pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery.

At the time of the incident, Graham was on supervised release for separate robbery convictions in Kansas, investigators said. As a result, Graham received 23 months of additional months in prison, increasing his total sentence to 100 months in prison.

On Sept. 27, Cornelius Graham went into the Menards store and hid inside until it closed, according to authorities.

In the early hours of Sept. 28, Graham confronted the store manager as he was opening the store for the day, investigators said. Graham pulled out a firearm and took cash from the store manager, according to authorities.