Shannon Christopher Harrop, Violent Robberies, Oregon 2023

Medford, Ore.—A Wilsonville, Oregon man who orchestrated multiple violent robberies targeting Southern Oregon marijuana growers and dealers has been sentenced to federal prison.

Shannon Christopher Harrop, 33, was sentenced to 162 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. Harrop was also ordered to pay $26,040 in restitution.

The crimes, which occurred over a seven-month period beginning in September 2019, included four violent robberies targeting marijuana growers and dealers in and around Medford.

The first robbery occurred on September 19, 2019, when two robbers handcuffed and robbed two victims at gunpoint in Medford, stealing $60,000 worth of a bulk narcotic individuals involved in the robbery claimed to be hemp.

The second robbery occurred on November 2, 2019, in Eagle Point, Oregon at a residence located on a secluded marijuana grow. The robbers entered the residence pretending to be law enforcement officers executing a search warrant, handcuffed two individuals present at gunpoint, and stole several dozen pounds of marijuana, various personal items, and one of the victim's vehicles.

The third robbery occurred on December 19, 2019, at a large marijuana grow in Applegate, Oregon. Several individuals pretended to be the U.S. Marshals Service executing a search warrant. The robbers handcuffed one individual at gunpoint and engaged in an armed standoff with another. This time the robbers got away with only five pounds of marijuana and $5,000 in cash.

In the fourth and final robbery, on April 25, 2020, law enforcement responded to reports of shots fired in Josephine County, Oregon. They discovered the shots were the result of another robbery of a marijuana grow where multiple victims were restrained and robbed at gunpoint.

Over the next several months, through various recorded statements, investigators were able to connect Harrop and multiple associates to all four robberies. In one statement, Harrop admitted to visiting the location of the fourth robbery and seeing the processed marijuana, marijuana extract, and cash later targeted in the robbery.

In addition to the robberies, Harrop tried to convince an undercover law enforcement agent to deliver forty kilograms of cocaine to Ohio on his behalf. He also attempted to orchestrate a fifth robbery with the undercover agent and multiple co-conspirators.

On the day the robbery was supposed to occur, in July 2020, law enforcement officers arrested Harrop and his accomplices without incident.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/wilsonville-man-who-orchestrated-violent-robberies-targeting-southern-oregon-marijuana