RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A Vicksburg man was convicted for an armed robbery that occurred in Rankin County.
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said De’Anthony RaShad Smith, 27, pled guilty to armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Smith had been previously convicted in October 2018 in Dallas County, Texas, for aggravated robbery.
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A judge sentenced Smith to 45 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) for armed robbery, five years for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and 10 years for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The robbery occurred at the Dollar General on Highway 469 in Florence on September 8, 2023. A store clerk and customer reported a masked individual entered the store, displayed a firearm, threatened them and demanded money.
Bramlett said surveillance video showed Smith entering the store’s front door, grabbing and pocketing several handfuls of cash before he left through the front door. Another witness provided law enforcement with the tag number of a suspicious vehicle parked in a nearby driveway.