United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee

Laquarius King, 28, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for five armed business robberies in Memphis, including discharging a firearm twice during incidents at an Exxon gas station and Berryhill Market. Surveillance video and consistent clothing linked him to the crimes, and an off-duty police officer witnessed one of the robberies.

Michael Fruitticher, 38, of Jackson, Tennessee, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after being convicted of producing, attempting to produce, and possessing child pornography involving an autistic child between 2011 and 2014. A federal jury found him guilty following a four-day trial in October 2025.