CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The leader of an organized and violent theft ring that carried out armed robberies of jewelry stores in multiple states has pleaded guilty mid-trial.
The federal trial of Deuntria Lamar Lyons, 45, of Valdosta, Georgia, began March 2.
After two days of testimony, Lyons pleaded guilty without the benefit of a plea deal to the counts charged in the indictment, including conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery…