A judge sentenced a Gainesville man this week to more than 14 years in federal prison for armed robberies of a pawn shop and jewelry store in Jacksonville in 2023.
A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville said Michael Deon Woulard, 50, of Gainesville brandishing a firearm while robbing a Value Pawn and Kay Jewelers in Jacksonville and a Kay Jewelers in Ocala over about a six month period in 2023 and 2024.
A court spokesman said Woulard stole $46,000 in good from the Value Pawn, $352,000 worth of merchandise from Kay Jewelers in Jacksonville, and $364,000 in goods from the Kay Jewelers in Ocala in February 2024…