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Memoriam
Crime
Violent Robbery Squad Leader Gets 23 Years
IN MEMORIAM
LYNDA PARKER
It’s been a year since you’ve been gone and we’ve missed you every day since then. We’ve missed your cooking, advice, and es- pecially the love that shined from your smile when you would see your family.
Although today will forever be the day of our loss, we find sol- ace in knowing it was your day of Heavenly gain. So, today we shall celebrate your life, love and legacy.
Always family first: Larry, Katina, Jerry and Santell.
MARION DWIGHT, JR. ... Sentenced to 35 years
FREDRICK BURNEY, JR. ... Sentenced to 30 years
BRADNEY McGARY
... Sentenced to 19 years, 2 months
ANTONIO RODDY ... Awaiting sentence
SHERROD GORDON
... Sentenced to 29
years, 8 months
JEVIN
STONE
... Sentenced to 23 years, 5 months
MICHAEL BAKER
... Sentenced to 21 years, 4 months
SHARMAR THOMAS
... Sentenced to 35 years
Earlier this week, a fed- eral judge sentenced a man to more than 20 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to several crimes in February 2018.
U. S. District Judge James Moody sentenced Marion Dwight, Jr., a.k.a. “Woe,” of Lakeland, to 23 years in prison. He pleaded to the charges of conspiracy
to commit robbery, robbery, and brandishing and dis- charging a firearm while committing a violent crime.
According to court docu- ments, beginning in May 2015 through July 2017, Dwight conspired with oth- ers to commit several armed robberies of local drug deal- ers. He was the alleged leader of the organization that or-
chestrated the robberies.
So far, the FBI has identi- fied at least 14 armed rob- beries and 4 armed burglaries committed by Dwight and his co-conspir-
ators, police said.
The men are accused of
displaying weapons in all of the robberies, in many cases where small children were present.
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