Two Men Plead Guilty to Violent Armed Robbery of Jewelry Store in Downtown Brooklyn

Defendants Were Members of Robbery Team Posing as Construction Workers

  Yesterday, in federal court in Brooklyn, Darryl Odom and Lashawn Williams pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with the May 25, 2017 gunpoint robbery of a jewelry store located at 60 Court Street in  Brooklyn.  Odom also pleaded guilty to the February 10, 2017 Hobbs Act Robbery of Eleven, another jewelry store located in Brooklyn.  The plea proceeding took place before Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom.  Previously, co-defendant Kenneth Davis pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and Shaka Davis pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, for their roles in the 60 Court Street robbery.

Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent-in-Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), New York Field Division, and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the guilty pleas.

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on May 25, 2017, Williams and Odom entered the 60 Court Street store disguised as construction workers.  Kenneth Davis, also disguised as a construction worker, stood watch outside, and Shaka Davis waited in a getaway car.  Inside the store, one of the robbers pistol-whipped the store owner, and the robbers stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry.  

When sentenced, Odom and Williams each face a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison and up to life in prison.  Kenneth Davis faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and up to life in prison. Shaka Davis faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment.

The case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Section.  Assistant United States Attorney Josh Hafetz is in charge of the prosecution. 

The Defendants:

DARRYL ODOM

Age: 54

Residence: Bronx, New York

LASHAWN WILLIAMS (also known as “Ron Johnson”)

Age: 50

Residence: Bronx, New York

KENNETH DAVIS

Age: 53

Residence: Brooklyn, New York

SHAKA DAVIS

Age: 30

Residence: Brooklyn, New York