MAPLE FALLS, Wash. – A 35-year-old man from Maple Falls was sentenced to ten years and nine months in prison last Thursday, May 18th, in Skagit County Superior Court, after pleading guilty to robbing multiple cannabis shops in northwest Washington.

GoSkagit reports Joseph Daniel Nelson was involved in armed robberies of three different stores between 2020 and 2022.

Police identified Nelson based on surveillance video, witness reports, and DNA evidence from the scenes.

They later discovered text messages that showed Nelson planned the robberies.