Jermar Jerome Roberson, Armed Robbery, Florida 2018

Fort Lauderdale resident Jermar Jerome Roberson, 25, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for committing two armed robberies, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.

On September 7, 2018, United States Chief District Judge Michael K. Moore handed down the sentence to Roberson, who had previously pled guilty to two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

According to the court record, in October of 2017, Roberson negotiated the sale of two cellular phones (iPhones) over the internet and robbed both victims at gunpoint when they arrived at the meeting place. During the second robbery, Roberson discharged the firearm and struck the victim.

Roberson’s co-defendant Shyann Lee Williams previously pled guilty to a single Hobbs Act Robbery and was sentenced by Judge Moore on September 7, 2018 to 63 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg commended the investigative efforts of the ATF, BSO and FLPD in this matter. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jodi L. Anton.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program, which brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime, played a role in the case. Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals.

A restitution hearing has been scheduled for both defendants on November 29, 2018 at 11 a.m. before Judge Moore. Roberson was sentenced to a total of 324 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, as a result of the convictions.

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