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High Point man to spend 34 years in prison for jewelry store robberies

Updated: 7:53 AM EST Mar 2, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff A High Point man was sentenced on Feb. 26 to 411 months in prison for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence, witness tampering and aiding and abetting in those crimes.56-year-old Charles Walker, Jr., a/k/a Supreme, was convicted on December 11, 2020, after a jury trial in New Bern. The case involved two Hobbs Act robberies at Kay Jewelers stores, one in Elizabeth City and one in Garner. The robbers were able to get away with almost $600,000 worth of jewelry.These were violent robberies as firearms were brandished during both robberies. During one of the robberies, a store employee was handcuffed behind her back and left in a backroom of the store.During the trial, the defendant took the stand and admitted during cross-examination that he is closely associated with a high-ranking blood member i

Man guilty of EC, Garner jewelry robberies

NEW BERN — A High Point man charged in several robberies of Kay Jewelry stores, including one in Elizabeth City, faces a minimum of seven years and a maximum of life in prison following his conviction in federal court. Charles Walker Jr, 56, also known as “Supreme,” was found guilty in U.S. District Court in New Bern Friday of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during a federal crime of violence and witness tampering, a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina states. A Hobbs Act robbery is one that typically includes a threat to use violence.

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