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- Two New Jersey men are facing the possibility of spending decades behind bars after allegedly sledgehammering their way into an upstate New York jewelry store during a robbery late last year — stealing more than $1 million in jewelry, the Office of the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday.
- Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, New Jersey, are charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, each carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
- The duo and co-conspirators allegedly got away with $1.7 million in jewelry, diamonds, and luxury watches during the heist.
Two New Jersey men are facing the possibility of spending decades behind bars after allegedly sledgehammering their way into an upstate New York jewelry store during a robbery late last year — stealing more than $1 million in jewelry, the Office of the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday.
Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, New Jersey, are charged with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, each carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The duo was arrested Tuesday morning in New Jersey and are expected to appear in federal court in White Plains later in the day.
Attorney information for the men was not immediately known…