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Date: 06-04-2021
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Case Number: 5:20-cr-00064-SMH-MLH
Judge: S. Maurice Hicks, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Caddo Parish)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Shreveport, Louisiana armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Rekory Johnson, 26, of Shreveport, who was charged for his role in a robbery that took place at the Top Dollar Pawn in Shreveport in November 2018.
The robbery occurred on November 21, 2018 when Rekory Johnson and his co-defendants entered the Top Dollar Pawn on St. Vincent Avenue in Shreveport, dressed in black hoodies, gloves, wearing clown masks, and armed with handguns. They ordered the store clerks to the floor, opened the register and took cash out. One of the clerks was then forced at gunpoint to open the counter where they also stole 18 pistols, a revolver, and a shotgun, as well as jewelry.
Johnson was also involved in a robbery that occurred on November 27, 2018, when he and Alexander Baker entered the Petro Gas Station on West Bert Kouns in Shreveport with the intent to rob the store using firearms. The two men entered the store wearing all dark clothing, covered faces and both were armed with semi-automatic handguns, and demanded money from the cashier. They told the cashier to open the vault, but she did not have access to it. Johnson and Baker then ran out the side door and got into a parked vehicle driven by Brandon Brown and drove away.
The ATF and Shreveport Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Aaron Crawford prosecuted the case.
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Nolan Washington a.k.a. “Slim Thug,” 35, of Shreveport, was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for drug trafficking. Information introduced in court revealed that between March 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, Washington conspired with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Federal law enforcement agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration intercepted phone calls between Washington and a co-defendant wherein they discussed buying and selling of narcotics. Agents conducted surveillance of Washington and observed the sale of the methamphetamine to an individual. A laboratory analysis determined it to be pure methamphetamine.
Law enforcement agents intercepted additional phone calls wherein Washington discussed providing drugs to a co-defendant and Washington spoke about amounts, prices and transportation of drugs.
The DEA, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Office, Shreveport Police Department, Bossier City Police Department, Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State Police and U.S. Marshal’s Service conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tennille Gilreath.
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN - Conspiracy to Violate 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) To Use, Carry, Brandish, and Discharge Firearms During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
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INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE - Robbery
(2)
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN - Use, Carry, and Brandish a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(3)
INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE - Robbery
(5)
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN - Use, Carry, and Brandish a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(6)
Outcome: Johnson pleaded guilty on August 31, 2020 to robbery and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and was sentenced to 117 months (9 years, 9 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
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