Junior Allen, the man who was shot last Friday after the violent robbery of a security guard, pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 56 months in prison by a city magistrate yesterday.
The charge against Allen, 27, stated that on December 8th, at Waterloo Street, he robbed Esther Vanvield of a cellphone, valued $35,000, and at the time of, before, or after, used personal violence towards her.
The prosecution’s case was that Vanvield was at work when Allen attempted to pick up her cellphone. She tried to prevent him from taking the phone and Allen held on to the device and dealt her several cuffs and made his escape. A team of security guards were alerted and they confronted Allen, who was shot and apprehended. The stolen cellphone was recovered.
