Executive Summary
- Antonio Lamar Bland sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for armed robbery.
- The robbery spree targeted 12 businesses in Los Angeles and Orange counties in early 2024.
- Co-defendants Ronnie Tucker and Abigail Luckey have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
- The crime spree was interrupted by a trip to Las Vegas where Bland and Luckey were married.
- The suspects were apprehended after a victim fired a weapon in self-defense during a robbery in Downey.
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man was sentenced to 16 years and seven months in federal prison on Thursday for orchestrating a series of armed robberies targeting businesses across Los Angeles and Orange counties in early 2024. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt handed down the sentence to Antonio Lamar Bland, 36, also ordering him to pay $17,829 in restitution for the crimes involving smoke shops, donut shops, and convenience stores.
According to federal court records, Bland pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of interference with commerce by robbery, a Hobbs Act offense, and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecutors established that between January 29, 2024, and February 14, 2024, Bland, alongside co-defendants Ronnie Tucker, 24, of Long Beach, and Abigail Luckey, 50, of North Hollywood, robbed a dozen businesses. The targets included establishments in Tustin, North Hollywood, Burbank, Torrance, Van Nuys, Long Beach, Glendale, Pasadena, Los Angeles, and Downey.
Court documents detail that the robberies typically occurred late at night. Bland and Tucker entered the businesses masked and wearing hooded sweatshirts, while Luckey reportedly waited in a getaway vehicle, identified as a white four-door sedan she owned. Notably, the spree was briefly interrupted on February 6, 2024, when Bland and Luckey traveled to Las Vegas to be legally married, only to return to Southern California to commit another robbery two days later.
Law enforcement officials reported that the crime spree concluded following an attempted robbery of a donut shop in Downey during the early hours of February 14, 2024. During that incident, a store employee fired a handgun in self-defense, striking a wall. Bland and Tucker fled the scene but were intercepted shortly afterward by police who had witnessed the attempt. Officers stopped the vehicle containing all three defendants and recovered a firearm.
Tucker and Luckey have also pleaded guilty to felony charges related to the case and are currently awaiting sentencing.
Judicial Outcome and Sentencing Context
This sentencing highlights the significant federal penalties associated with Hobbs Act robberies, particularly when firearms are brandished during the commission of the crime. The rapid conclusion of the spree, aided by the self-defense action of a victim and immediate law enforcement response, prevented further escalation of violence. As the co-defendants await their respective sentencings, the case serves as a judicial affirmation of the severe consequences for interference with commerce through violent means. It is important to note that while guilty pleas have been entered in this matter, all defendants in the U.S. legal system are generally presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
