BALTIMORE (AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty to robbing 22 stores in central Maryland has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Twenty-two-year-old Quindell Gardner of Baltimore was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Baltimore.

According to his plea agreement, Gardner and others would pick a store to rob and steal a car to use during the robbery. Prosecutors say Gardner used a gun during the robberies, and stole cash and cigarettes.

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