Shellie Woods, Kidnapping and Robbery, Ohio 2015

Grimy Times

DAYTON, Ohio – In a shocking turn of events, Shellie Woods, a 42-year-old Dayton resident, has been sentenced to 300 months in prison for his role in a string of kidnappings and robberies in Southern Ohio.

According to court documents, Woods and his co-defendants, including Terrell Mabry, 46, of Dayton; Dion Gullatte, 43, of Dayton, and Eric Black, 39, of Dayton, worked together to rob businesses in the region between late 2011 and early 2012.

The group’s most brazen heist occurred on November 10, 2011, when they robbed St. Elizabeth pharmacy in Dayton. The four men unlawfully entered the home of an employee of the pharmacy and seized and restrained the employee and his wife before demanding that the employee provide them with security codes and keys necessary to gain access to the pharmacy.

Gullatte used the codes to steal hundreds of prescription pills, including oxycodone, from the pharmacy. He and Woods took the pills to a Dayton residence where they split the robbery proceeds with Black and Mabry.

On another occasion, Woods, Gullatte, and Mabry worked together with Jason Brice, 29, of Columbus, to rob the US Bank on Gettysburg Avenue in Dayton. The defendants unlawfully entered the home of a bank teller, holding her and her family hostage until she agreed to help them gain access to the bank’s vault.

Woods pleaded guilty on June 23, 2015, to conspiracy to commit kidnapping as well as robbery. Brice was sentenced on December 16, 2014, to 124 months in prison, and Mabry was sentenced yesterday to 168 months in prison for their roles in the scheme.

Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman commended the cooperative investigation by the FBI and the Dayton Police Department, as well as Assistant United States Attorney Brent Tabacchi, who is representing the United States in this case.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Shellie Woods, Exact Charges: Conspiracy to commit kidnapping as well as robbery, City and State: Dayton, Ohio, Date: 2011-2012, Sentence: 300 months in prison.

Category: Violent Crime

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