DALLAS, Texas — Sidney White, 21, of Dallas, Texas was
sentenced Wednesday, May 2, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to serve a
total of 102 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution, following
his guilty plea in December 2017 to two robberies of a Metro PCS store in
Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of
Texas.
White pleaded guilty to one count of interference with
commerce by robbery and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm
during and in relation to, and possessing and brandishing a firearm in
furtherance of, a crime of violence.
White has been in custody since his arrest in June 2017 for a string of
robberies including the ones below and others that are being handled by the
Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
According to plea documents filed in the case, on August 10,
2016, White went to a Metro PCS store located at 3106 East Illinois Avenue,
Dallas, Texas and purchased a cell phone. In connection with the purchase of
the cell phone, White filled out an information sheet and listed his name and
address. Two hours later, White returned
to the store wearing the same clothing and told an employee that something was
wrong with his phone. White then pulled
out a pistol, racked the slide, and demanded money. Two employees emptied the cash registers and
gave White approximately $1,600.00.
On August 19, 2016, White returned to the same Metro PCS
store that he had robbed on August 10th and again, pointed a gun at the
employees and demanded that they give him money. One employee gave White $112.00 from her cash
register and another employee gave White $64.00 from his cash register.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case
and Assistant U.S. Attorney Shane Read is in charge of the prosecution.
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