Crime & Safety

Robber Sentenced to a Century in Prison

Devon Brinkley, 24, of Philadelphia, was convicted in May of five robberies, one of which took place in Wayne.

A man who robbed the McDonalds in Wayne in October 2008 at gunpoint was sentenced to 107 years in prison yesterday.

Devon Brinkley, 24, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 1,285 months in prison Tuesday.

He was convicted May 11 of five violent Hobbs Act Robberies carried out over a nine-day period in October 2008, according to United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

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In addition to robbing the in the 500 block of West Lancaster Avenue, Brinkley and four co-defendants robbed two Dunkin’ Donuts shops in Philadelphia and a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Pizza Hut in Upper Darby.

Brinkley was convicted of all 11 counts, including five counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, five counts of carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of conspiracy.

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According to the news release, in each robbery Brinkley and the others entered the businesses “with guns drawn, threatening all employees and customers present, forcing them to the floor, and stealing money from cash registers and safes. The victims testified that they were terrorized.”

“In one robbery, a female employee was struck in the head with a gun, then forced into an office to open the safe. Another female employee testified that she believed she would be raped and murdered by the robbers because there was not enough money for them to steal. Another employee testified to being so traumatized that she could no longer work the closing shift and suffered sleepless nights and nightmares after the robbery,” according to the news release.

Brinkley’s co-defendants—Lukner Rene, Jonathan Moman, Gregory Pitt, and Kebrum Teklu—previously pleaded guilty.

Radnor Police Department Detective Joe Paolantonio investigated the robbery in Radnor and testified at the trial in May.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Philadelphia Police Department, Upper Darby Police Department, Lower Merion Police Department, and the Tredyffrin Township Police Department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Salvatore L. Astolfi.


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