MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A 48-year-old Clinton Township man pleaded no contest to charges stemming from three separate armed robberies in Macomb County in December 2025, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Anthony Patterson entered the pleas on Thursday (Aug. 6) during a pretrial hearing.
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The cases also include restitution for the victims, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The first case involved an armed robbery Dec. 4, 2025, at a Wendy’s restaurant on Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township.
Prosecutors said three employees were robbed and the restaurant manager was forced to surrender money from a safe.
Patterson pleaded no contest to two counts of armed robbery, two counts of felony firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and a third-offense habitual offender notice.
The second case involved a Dec. 5, 2025, robbery at Starlight Nails in Eastpointe.
Prosecutors said Patterson displayed a handgun and took money from employees and customers, as well as a driver’s license and debit card.
He pleaded no contest to four counts of armed robbery, four counts of felony firearm, and a third-offense habitual offender notice.
The third case involved an armed robbery Dec. 12, 2025, at an Advance America location on Harper Avenue in St. Clair Shores.
Prosecutors said Patterson took money from cash drawers and a cash box.
Patterson pleaded no contest to two counts of armed robbery, one count of felonious assault, three counts of felony firearm, and a third-offense habitual offender notice.
He is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Sept. 16, 2026.