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Armed Robber Hits Two Radio Shacks
A brazen armed robbery at a Radio Shack store in Royal Oak on June 4, 2014, and another in Royal Oak Township on June 30, 2014, has landed a 19-year-old Detroit man in hot water. Walter Smith, 19, was charged with two counts of Robbery Affecting Interstate Commerce and two counts of Using or Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Federal Crime of Violence.
According to court documents, on June 4, 2014, Smith, while armed, entered the Radio Shack located at 29160 Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, with two other men, wearing pantyhose pulled over their faces, hats, and black hooded sweatshirts. The men duct-taped the hands and eyes of two victim clerks and a store customer, then departed the store with cell phones and cash from the register.
Just over three weeks later, Smith, along with another male, entered the Radio Shack located at 8896 West 8 Mile Road in Royal Oak Township, lured an employee to the back of the store, placed a gun to the back of the employee, and tied the employee’s hands while the other male suspects stole cell phones from the backroom.
United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced the indictment, joined by Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The case is being worked jointly by members of the FBI Oakland County Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force; the ATF, Michigan State Police, and the Roseville, Sterling Heights, Madison Heights, and Royal Oak Police Departments.
Assistant United States Attorney Jeanine Brunson is prosecuting the case. If convicted of all charges, Smith faces a statutory mandatory minimum of thirty-two years in federal prison.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. It will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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