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Baltimore Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Fatal Queens Robbery

Marcus Pittman was sentenced in federal court for a fatal July 2024 kidnapping and robbery in Queens, official records show.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 11:13 a.m. ET
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According to court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, 31-year-old Marcus Pittman of Baltimore, Maryland, was on August 19, 2026, to 27 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto handed down the sentence following Pittman's December 2025 guilty plea to causing death through the use of a firearm in connection with an armed robbery and kidnapping in Queens. Official court records show that Pittman and his co-defendants traveled from Maryland to New York between July 24 and July 25, 2024, to rob two marijuana dealers. Co-defendants Jerome Waters and William Barnett met the victims at a stash house before drawing weapons, after which Marcus Pittman and Delonta Pittman entered to assist in restraining the victims with zip ties and stealing approximately 30 pounds of marijuana. During the abduction, Marcus Pittman shot and killed one victim inside a U-Haul van in Bayside, Queens. United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. announced the sentence alongside Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr. and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr. stated, "Today, the defendant was held accountable for an execution-style, drug-related killing that he carried out in our community." This developing case remains open as legal actions continue for all involved. Co-defendants Delonta Pittman, Jerome Waters, and Jalon Lenny Garrett were to 180 months, 240 months, and 156 months in prison, respectively. William Barnett is currently awaiting sentencing.

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