Virginia Beach, Virginia – Five men affiliated with the United Blood Nation gang have been sentenced to prison for a series of armed robberies that terrorized convenience stores across Virginia Beach and Norfolk in early 2022. The sentences, handed down by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen, bring closure to a crime spree that lasted two months and left a trail of violence and fear in the affected communities.
The Robbery Spree
The crime spree began on January 14, 2022, when Harold Edward Spencer III, 34, of Virginia Beach, and Kareem Doyle Ross, 34, of Newport News, robbed a Citgo Mini Mart in Virginia Beach. Armed with firearms, they stole money, cigarettes, and lottery tickets. Later that same day, they targeted a Circle D Food Mart, where Spencer fired his…..