Cape man gets 8 years for robbery, his first offense

Judge Michael Gardner sentenced a Cape Girardeau man who pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Felawn Smith Jr., 18, robbed two women of money at gunpoint June 26 in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 3439 William St.

He was arrested by Cape Girardeau police after a traffic stop, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case.

Victims identified the Chevrolet Trailblazer in which Smith was a passenger, according to the statement.

Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh wrote in a news release the robbery was Smith's first offense.

Pertinent address: 3439 William St., Cape Girardeau, MO