A 26-year-old Wichita woman has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for robbing three local businesses.

Christina Messerschmidt was sentenced Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said she previously pleaded guilty to committing the following robberies:

  • June 14, 2017: Kwik Shop at 2809 E. Douglas in Wichita. She threatened store employees with a knife and took money from the register.
  • June 13, 2017: Patricia's, 6143 W. Kellogg in Wichita. She threatened to strangle an employee and took money from the register.
  • Dec. 16, 2016: Intrust Bank at 1544 S. Webb. She gave a teller a note saying, "Give me $1,000 or I will shoot you." She was arrested after a standoff with police at an apartment near the bank.

Previous story from September 22, 2017:

A woman convicted of robbing a Wichita bank has pleaded guilty to robbing two other businesses while out on bond. 

U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said 26-year-old Christina Messerschmidt pleaded guilty to the following robberies. 

  • June 14, 2017: Kwik Shop at 2809 East Douglas in Wichita. She threatened store employees with a knife and took money from the register.
  • June 13, 2017: Patricia’s, 6143 West Kellogg in Wichita. She threatened to strangle an employee and took money from the register.

Messerschmidt pleaded guilty in April to robbing the INTRUST Bank at Harry and Webb on December 16, 2016. She was arrested that night after an hours-long standoff at Buttonwood Tree Apartments. 

In the INTRUST bank robbery, court documents alleged she gave a teller a note written on a deposit slip saying, “Give me $1,000 or I will shoot you.” She told the teller, “If you push it, I’ll do it.”

Sentencing is scheduled for November 13. The prosecution and defense have agreed to a recommended sentence of seven years in federal prison.