| Two Charged With
Armed Robbery of Bronx Jeweler 1
Got 90 Months US Asks 157 on 2d
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 4 – Russell Johnson was
arrested at 6 am on January
23, 2024 and federally charged
with the armed robbery of a
Bronx jewelry store more than
two years before.
At 5 pm on
January 23 he was before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Valerie
Figueredo. Inner City Press
was there, the only media in
the SDNY Mag court.
Johnson's CJA lawyer argued
that his client previously
showed up for court dates, and
has a sister with a good job
in laminated flooring and a
home that could be put up to
secure a bond.
Judge
Figueredo initially inquired
into third party custodian,
then took a break with
Pre-Trial Services in the
robing room. When she came
back, she said the US had met
its burden and ordered Johnson
detained pending trial.
On October 30 he
pled guilty to Counts 2 and 3
of the lesser included charge,
and count 4 of the indictment.
Sentencing was set for April
8, 2025 at 3 pm.
On December 13
Johnson's lawyer wrote in,
recounting buying him Sour
Patch Kids in the MDC, asking
for 60 months.
On January 2 the
US Attorney's Office wrote in
asking for 130 months;
sentencing was set for January
8.
And on that day
he was sentenced to 90 months
in prison, as close to NYC as
possible, with RDAP
recommended.
On co-defendant
Patillo, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in on April 4
asking for 157 - on top of 38
months he will serve on a
related conviction in Virginia
that will not be credited
toward his future sentence.
This sentencing is scheduled
for April 10.
The overall
case is USA v. Patillo, et
al., 1:23-cr-539 (Furman)
***
Your
support means a lot. As little as $5 a month
helps keep us going and grants you access to
exclusive bonus material on our Patreon
page. Click
here to become a patron.
Feedback:
Editorial [at] innercitypress.com
SDNY Press Room
500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA
Mail: Box 130222 NY NY 10017
Reporter's mobile (and weekends):
718-716-3540
Other, earlier Inner City Press are
listed here,
and some are available in the ProQuest
service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.
Copyright 2006-2025 Inner City
Press, Inc. To request reprint or other
permission, e-contact Editorial [at]
innercitypress.com
|
,
