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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

 ALABASTER – Dorian Blake Bivins, age 20 of Alabaster, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for multiple robberies committed in 2023.

On Thursday, March 20, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced the sentencing of Bivins after he pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.

According to the plea agreement, Bivins attempted robberies of three businesses in Alabaster—Whataburger, Shell and Chevron—over a span of 12 days in May and June 2023. Bivins committed two of the offenses while armed with a pistol and discharged the firearm during his final attempted robbery.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case along with the Alabaster Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel S. McBrayer prosecuted the case.

On June 5, 2023, Alabaster police officers responded to an interstate Shell gas station on a robbery call and attempted to locate the suspect without success. Detectives began investigating this incident and identified the Bivins as the suspect and obtained warrants.

On June 7, 2023, while attempting to serve the initial robbery warrant, officers responded to an interstate Chevron gas station on a report of a subject shot. Officers arrived on scene and determined the suspect involved was the same suspect from the interstate Shell robbery. Officers located the victim who had been shot at and they were uninjured. Officers determined the suspect fled the scene prior to the police’s arrival.

Following the incident, law enforcement agencies launched a comprehensive search for the suspect. Through their efforts, the Alabaster Police Department was able to locate Bivins and took him into custody. Bivins was 18 years old at the time of his arrest.