A 42-year-old man involved in a series of robberies throughout Colorado Springs was sentenced to 74 years in prison July 28, according to Colorado Springs police.

Joshua Lee Youngblood robbed nine business including restaurants, pharmacies and hotels at gunpoint between January and June 2018 and fled each robbery on a motorcycle.

At five of the businesses he aimed a semi-automatic handgun at employees and demanded money and at four pharmacies he demanded prescription narcotics by showing a note to employees, according to previous reporting by The Gazette.

Youngblood was arrested Aug. 18, 2018, after sheriff’s deputies investigated a motorcycle crash in Teller County and discovered Youngblood was being sought by Colorado Springs police and on a warrant in Kiowa County. Police seized handguns and narcotics during the arrest.

According to police, Youngblood robbed the following businesses:

• Staybridge Inn & Suites, 7130 Commerce Center Drive, Jan. 9

• Walgreens (pharmacy), 5713 Flintridge Drive, April 11

• Subway, 4435 Centennial Blvd., May 28

• Carl’s Jr., 13315 Voyager Parkway, May 28

• Walgreens (pharmacy), 7390 Rangewood Drive, June 7

• Dominos, 7055 Lexington Drive, June 8

• Starbucks, 3104 W. Colorado Ave., June 9

• Safeway (pharmacy), 840 Village Center Drive, June 13

• Safeway (pharmacy), 6520 S. Academy Blvd., June 27