Enrique Arenal, 33, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for robbing two airline employees at San Francisco Airport. He pulled a gun and stole two bags containing marijuana plus personal items during a June 2021 incident after observing the victims the previous day. Arenal pleaded guilty to robbery and acknowledged the robbery affected interstate commerce. Prosecutors sought a 66-month sentence and noted the victims had removed marijuana from a secure area accessible because of their airline status. Arenal has prior firearm-related prosecutions and his lawyers noted his participation in rehabilitative programs while incarcerated.
Enrique Arenal, 33, pulled a gun on the employees and stole two bags containing marijuana, as well as personal items from both victims, in the June 2021 incident, according to federal prosecutors. As he "scouted" the area one day earlier, he had observed the same two victims loading bags into their vehicle and had "good reason" to suspect that the bags contained marijuana, authorities said in court filings.
Arenal pleaded guilty to robbery, signing an agreement that agreed with prosecutors' contention that the robbery affected interstate commerce. A prosecution sentencing memorandum, asking U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to give Arenal 66 months, makes no attempt to explain why two airline employees were leaving the San Francisco Airport on back-to-back days in possession of bags full of marijuana, and loading the bags into their personal cars.
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