A Sikeston, Missouri man was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbery.

 44-year-old Joseph Shipps was sentenced in Cherokee County District Court Thursday for robbery, attempting to elude law enforcement, and driving while suspended.

 The robbery took place in December 2019. Shipps went to a home and asked the homeowner to give him a ride to a nearby store. During the drive, a  Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, at which point Shipps forced the man out of the vehicle and fled in it.

Shipps fled into Oklahoma, where the Oklahoma Highway Patrol became involved. The pursuit ended when a Tactical Vehicle Intervention Maneuver was performed on the vehicle.

 Shipps is being transferred to the Kansas Department of Corrections.