SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls and Yankton men were sentenced in federal court on November 13,
2020, for interference with commerce by threats and violence and brandishing
a firearm during a federal crime of violence.
Steven Joseph King, age 30 from Sioux Falls, was sentenced to 9 years of
imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. King was also
ordered to pay $1,621 in restitution and $200 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Spencer William Brown, Jr., age 51 from Yankton, was sentenced to 6
years of imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Brown
was also ordered to pay $1,621 in restitution and $100 to the Federal Crime
Victims Fund.
According to court documents, on or about January 6, 2020, King and
Brown robbed a victim from a Hartford business, by unlawfully taking and
obtaining U.S. currency against the victim’s will by means of actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of injury immediate and future, by
brandishing a firearm, demanding money, and forcibly taking the money.
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