Redd gets at least 17 years for Hardee's robbery

FORT MADISON - An 8th District judge has sentenced a Fort Madison man to at least 17 years in prison after a conviction on charges of felony robbery and assault.
On Friday, Shaukim Redd, 31, of Fort Madison was ordered to serve 25 years for Robbery in the 1st Degree, and five years for assault while participating in a felony in connection with a robbery at the Fort Madison Hardee's at 15th Street and Avenue H..
The mandatory minimum for count one requires that Redd is to serve a minimum of 17.5 years within the Iowa Department of Corrections before he can be considered for parole. The sentences are to run concurrently, or at the same time. Redd was immediately placed into the custody and was transported to the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Redd was found guilty of the charges on June 20.
The incident occurred November 7, 2023 when Redd entered the store between 7:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. His face was covered with a cinched black hooded sweatshirt to conceal his identity. He hopped the counter, armed with a knife and began demanding the cashier open the cash drawer. The cashier was unable to comply and prior to fleeing the scene the man punched the shift manager in the face resulting in significant injuries. He cut his hand when he punched her and left a trail of blood leading out the west door.
Fort Madison Police Department officers arrived on scene and secured the scene. Witnesses were interviewed, video of the robbery was obtained, and the blood was collected and sent to the DCI criminalistic laboratory in Ankeny. The DNA from the blood collected matched that of Shaukim Uriah Redd. Upon Redd’s arrest officers seized shoes he was wearing which matched the tread pattern left from a footprint on the counter at Hardee’s. A black hoodie consistent with that worn by the perpetrator was also found, and Redd had a fresh scar on his left middle knuckle.
After two and a half days of evidence at the trial in June, the jury returned guilty verdicts to both counts after approximately 30 minutes of deliberation.
The Fort Madison Police Department was the responding agency and led the investigation on the case. This matter was prosecuted by the Lee County Attorney’s Office.