St. Louis County man sentenced for robbing QuikTrip stores

ST. LOUIS – A Bel Ridge man appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for stealing cigarettes and cash from local QuikTrip stores on five separate occasions.

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Terrence Gleason, 53, robbed three stores while brandishing or indicating he had a firearm.

The robberies happened between Dec. 5, 2021, and Dec. 12, 2021, at the following stores:

• QuikTrip located at 9099 Natural Bridge in Bel Ridge (three separate times)
• QuikTrip located at 5909 Howdershell in Hazelwood
• QuikTrip located at 11150 St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann

Gleason pleaded guilty in August 2023 to three robbery charges, one count of possessing and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Gleason to 20 years in federal prison.

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