Two men from Mexico to serve more than a decade in prison for string of East TN armed robberies
Thomas sentenced Sanchez to serve 24 years in prison, and Trejo to serve 16 years in prison. The two are subject to deportation after serving their sentences. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 4:40 PM EST February 17, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Two men from Mexico convicted of robbing stores in Blount, Knox and Loudon counties in 2019 will spend at least a decade in prison.
Eastern District of Tennessee Judge Thomas Varlan sentenced Juan Sanchez, 24, and Emmanuel Trejo, 22, to prison time after the two pleaded guilty to three counts of Hobbs Act robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm.