BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced a Missouri woman to 19
years in prison after what prosecutors called a four-state state crime spree
that ended when her boyfriend was killed in a shoot-out with police.
U.S. District Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala sentenced 32-year-old Brittany
Nicole Harper of Joplin, Missouri, on Tuesday. Harper pleaded guilty to
carjacking, transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines, conspiracy and
brandishing a gun.
Authorities say Harper was involved in a 10-day crime spree that began in
Missouri and went through Alabama and Georgia before ending in Florida.
Prosecutors said she and her partner stole cars, burglarized a home and
kidnapped two people during carjackings.
The crimes ended Feb. 5, 2016, when Harper’s boyfriend, Blake Fitzgerald, was
killed during a shootout with police in Milton, Florida.
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