A THIRD suspect involved in an armed robbery of Nana’s Store in Agaña Heights last year has offered to plead guilty to some of the charges against him in federal court.
In an amended plea agreement signed yesterday in the District Court of Guam, Dwayne Joshua San Nicolas pled guilty to an indictment charging him with Hobbs Act Robbery and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Prosecutors will move to dismiss the remaining charges against him upon sentencing.
No sentencing date has been set, but Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan yesterday issued a report and recommendation that San Nicolas’ guilty pleas be accepted.
Robbery
San Nicolas along with co-defendants Dedrick Jonathan Aguon and Balbino K. Leon Guerrero were involved in the robbery of Nana’s Store on Sept. 8, 2011. According to court documents, San Nicolas and Leon Guerrero, both of whom were carrying firearms that they obtained from Aguon, entered the retail establishment while Aguon waited in his car to act as a getaway driver.
Both San Nicolas and Leon Guerrero pointed their guns at the store owner/cashier and demanded that he hand over money from the cash register. About $700 was handed to the suspects. After grabbing the money, San Nicolas discharged his firearm at a beverage cooler, cracking the cooler’s glass door and damaging retail items, court documents indicated.
San Nicolas and Leon Guerrero then grabbed cases of beer and exited the store with the retail items and money then left the scene with Aguon as the driver. According to court documents, the robbery was captured on videotape surveillance.
Last week, Leon Guerrero and Aguon entered guilty pleas for their criminal involvement in the case. Leon Guerrero on July 9 pled guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Aguon, on July 12, pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and to aiding and abetting the brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence.
For the crime of Hobbs Act Robbery, San Nicolas could face up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a $100 special assessment fee, his plea agreement indicated. San Nicolas also faces a minimum term of 10 years to no more than life imprisonment for discharging a firearm.
Third suspect in Nana’s Store robbery pleads guilty
- Wednesday, 18 Jul 2012 03:30am
- BY GERALDINE CASTILLO | VARIETY NEWS STAFF
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