Lorne Lynch was sentenced Thursday to 26 months in federal prison for two robberies of the same store in Hollister within a day of each other last year.

The 26 months reflects the sentences for counts 1 and 2 of his federal indictment, but Chief Judge Richard E. Myers II in Wilmington ordered Lynch to serve the sentences concurrently.

His three years of supervised release at the expiration of his sentence will also be served concurrently, according to a document filed electronically in his federal court file.

Lynch had been indicted on two federal counts last year, which are tied to two robberies of the Family Dollar store on Evans Road in Hollister.

Count 1 charges that Lynch robbed the store by means of actual and threatened force on April 5, 2024, and count 2 charges he committed the same crime the following day.

The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported at the time that during the April 6, 2024, robbery, Lynch, then 35, was stabbed by an employee.

He fled the store and stole a car. He was apprehended a short time later. He was initially taken to a trauma unit for treatment.

The first robbery occurred around 8:30 p.m. on April 5.

Investigation by Sergeant B. Edmondson revealed that Lynch was the suspect in the first robbery, in which he wielded a knife and forced employees to move from one location to another.

He left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The following morning Lynch returned to the same store to commit a second robbery. He injured an employee with his knife, but the employee used his own knife to injure Lynch.