Suspects in armed robbery spree of Twin Cities gas stations federally indicted

A federal grand jury indicted three men accused of a string of armed robberies in the Twin Cities last month, temporarily shutting down Minnesota State Fair preparations.

The men — ranging from 18 to 21 years old — have all been charged with multiple counts of Hobbs Act robbery in connection with three robberies at gas stations in Roseville and Little Canada on the morning of Aug. 17.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says two of the men first robbed a Speedway in Roseville just before 6 a.m. A few hours later, the three men robbed two different BP gas stations — one in Little Canada and one in Roseville — within 30 minutes of each other. All three robberies were at gunpoint.

At the BP in Roseville, one of the men allegedly demanded the cashier give him their wallet, but the cashier re