An Atlanta man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison after being found guilty of two violent robberies of two senior citizens .
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According to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, the guilty verdict for Aaron Neil Johnson, 22, came on April 1 and included armed robbery, robbery, and theft by receiving stolen property.
The charges stem from a series of incidents that happened between Dec. 5 and Dec. 7, 2019.
According to the investigation, Johnson served as the lookout while Joshua Bryant, 25, approached the vehicle of a 74-year-old Rosa Smith at a Chevron gas station on Gresham Road in DeKalb County around 5:25 p.m. On December 5. Bryant hit Smith multiple times with his fists and knocked her down.
Smith, a retired attorney, was hospitalized following the attack . She didn’t suffer any broken bones, but she was left battered and bruised with gashes on her forehead, mouth and cheeks, according to police. She also complained of extreme pain in her hips.