Burger King bandit gets 33 years for armed heist just months after prison release

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — A 28-year-old Burger King bandit will spend 33 years in federal prison for a 2025 armed robbery and a high-speed chase that crossed several counties.

U.S. District Court Judge James P. Hanlon sentenced Cameron Love, of Rockford, Illinois, at the federal courthouse in Indianapolis, said a news release issued Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Justice. In February, a jury convicted Love of robbery of a business, pointing a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The robbery happened Jan. 16, 2025, at the Burger King at 7620 N. Shadeland Ave., located near the I-69 and I-465 interchange on the northeast side of Indianapolis. Federal prosecutors said Love walked into the restaurant with a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun. After pacing in front of the counter, he pulled the gun from his pocket, pointed it at an employee and threatened to kill her if she did not open the registers.

Love then jumped over the counter and pointed the gun at other employees, demanding money and threatening to kill anyone who resisted. He stole $459 and ran to a Chevrolet Cruze driven by Michael Scott.

An employee called 911 and described the car. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers tried to stop the car near 86th Street and Keystone Avenue, but the driver sped away. The high-speed chase crossed several counties, and the getaway car hit another vehicle. Dash camera video showed Love throwing the stolen money and the handgun out of the car window during the pursuit. The chase finally ended in Carmel.

Four days later, officers found the loaded gun frozen in ice and snow near a bike path on 106th Street.

During the investigation, Love threatened witnesses while standing next to an officer, telling them he would kill them if they spoke to authorities. Despite the threats, the employees testified at the trial. The employees and other people involved in the robbery and chase were not identified in court documents.

Love was not allowed to have a gun because of his yearslong criminal history, which included previous convictions for armed robberies in Illinois. He committed the Burger King robbery only three months after he was released on parole for those previous crimes.

Scott, the getaway driver, was sentenced in October 2025 to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to helping Love after the crime.