San Antonio Robber Sentenced to 32 Years for Armed Crime Spree

Brian Gonzales was sentenced to 386 months in federal prison on June 3, 2026, for his participation in armed robberies in San Antonio, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

The sentence covers Gonzales's convictions on multiple counts tied to the robberies. Three additional defendants in the same case have yet to be sentenced. The Bureau of Prisons will take custody of Gonzales immediately to begin serving the term.

The 386-month sentence replaces any prior pretrial or provisional status with a fixed term of 32 years and two months. Federal law requires that Gonzales serve the full sentence minus any good-time credit, after which he faces a term of supervised release. The court also ordered restitution to the victims of the robberies.

Downstream, the judgment starts the clock on victim restitution payments that must be coordinated through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. It also reserves prison bed space and supervision resources for the remaining three defendants once they are sentenced.

The case will now move to collection of any forfeited assets tied to the crimes, with the FBI and local San Antonio police continuing to secure evidence for the unresolved sentencings.

This marks the first final judgment in a prosecution that began with arrests and indictments several years earlier. The Department of Justice has pursued the cases as part of its focus on violent armed robberies in the Western District of Texas, where federal firearms and Hobbs Act charges are commonly paired to secure lengthy sentences.