TOPEKA, KAN. – Two Kansas men were sentenced to prison for robbing a food truck during which they violently assaulted a victim.
According to court documents, Deon Ikner, 21, and Aaron Whitehead, 25, both of Topeka pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery.
Ikner was sentenced to 71 months in prison. Whitehead was sentenced to 71 months in prison.
In March 2024, Whitehead and Ikner robbed a couple at gunpoint while the victims were unloading their food truck in Topeka. Whitehead and Ikner struck the male victim with a handgun and threatened to shoot him if he moved. The defendants stole cash the business owners had earned from their sales that day. The owners were able to identify Whitehead and Ikner from mugshots.
“These defendants felt so entitled to money they didn’t earn that they violently accosted a husband and wife who had just finished a hard day of work,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser. “Violently robbing a hardworking family is only going to earn you a hefty prison sentence.”
“By their own admission, these two defendants used a firearm and threats to rob a commercial food truck in Topeka. Make no mistake – if you participate in violent crime in Kansas, the FBI and its partners stand ready to hold you accountable,” said Chris Ormerod, FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Topeka Police Department investigated the case.
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