United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska Joe Kelly announced that U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank, District of Minnesota, sentenced Javonn T. Lewis, 24, this week to 6 years, 10 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in two robberies. Lewis previously pleaded guilty to the robberies; one in Omaha and one in Edina, Minnesota. He was also ordered to pay $81,057 in restitution and will be required to serve 3 years of supervised release after his release from prison.
On March 11, 2018, the Walgreens Pharmacy at 1701 South Street, Lincoln, Nebraska was robbed by Lewis. He entered the pharmacy, threatened to kill the pharmacist and then took more than $20,000 worth of controlled substances. He was not immediately caught. A couple weeks later, empty pill bottles from the Walgreens were found on the grounds of a Lincoln hotel and Lewis’s fingerprints were found on one of the bottles.
On July 17, 2018, Lewis robbed a Walgreens Pharmacy in Edina, Minnesota by threatening employees with a replica firearm. Approximately $51,000 of controlled substances were taken.
Lewis was arrested in Minnesota. The FBI was able to link the two cases. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Nebraska coordinated with the U.S. Attorney’s Office from the District of Minnesota for Lewis to enter his guilty plea in Minnesota.
The Lincoln Police Department and the FBI Great Plains Violent Crime Task Force, comprised of FBI agents, Omaha Police Department detectives, Nebraska State Patrol Investigators and Papillion Police Department Detectives were responsible for the investigation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
