NEWARK, N.J. – In a brazen and violent crime, three Essex County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in a January 2024 gunpoint robbery of a pharmacy in Orange, New Jersey. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the indictment, which charges Reginald Ware, 54, Nyiron Williams, 22, and Jamon Crosby, 35, all of Newark, with conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery, Hobbs Act Robbery, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The indictment alleges that on Jan. 16, 2024, Ware, Williams, and Crosby drove together to the pharmacy and then entered the store within minutes of each other while wearing black masks. Once inside, Ware and Williams each brandished a handgun and demanded money. Crosby then entered the store, brandished a handgun, and the three men demanded that the store employees hand over their cell phones. The men then took cash and at least 10 bottles of prescription medication.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Ware, Williams, and Crosby ran out of the store toward a parking lot once they noticed law enforcement had arrived. Ware was immediately apprehended in the parking lot, Williams was apprehended approximately two blocks away, and Crosby was apprehended after breaking into a nearby residence. The handguns that Ware and Williams brandished during the robbery were recovered by law enforcement.
The charge of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence carries a maximum potential penalty of life in prison and in this case, a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years in prison for Williams and Crosby, and a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for Ware due to his previous conviction of the same crime in 2012 in connection with four gunpoint robberies of pharmacies in New Jersey. The sentence on this charge must be consecutive to any other sentence imposed. The conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery and Hobbs Act Robbery counts each carry a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greatest.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy, and members of the Orange Police Department, under the direction of Police Director Todd Warren, with the investigation leading to today’s charges.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ariel Douek of the General Crimes Unit in Newark. The charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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