DOVER — A Wharton man has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison for the armed robbery of a deli in Dover, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney.
Dwayne A. Brown, 29, pled guilty on Thursday, August 27 to three counts of first-degree Robbery before Judge Robert M. Hanna, Judge of the Superior Court.
On Friday, October 16, Judge Hanna sentenced Brown to an aggregate term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to the No Early Release Act, in addition to restitution, no contact with the victims, and the forfeiture of his firearm.
On Saturday, June 28 of last year, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Dover Police responded to a deli on Richards Avenue for a reported armed robbery. An employee reported that a man wearing a mask entered the deli, approached a customer at the counter, and grabbed his arm while pointing a handgun at him. The suspect then pointed the handgun at the two employees behind the register and demanded money. The employees turned over $360, and the suspect left the deli. A subsequent investigation revealed the suspect fled the area in a vehicle.
Following further investigation, Brown was taken into custody the next day, Sunday, June 29, and was charged in connection with the robbery.
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, Brown has been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending disposition of the case.
Prosecutor Carroll acknowledged the law enforcement agencies that participated in the investigation, including the Dover Police Department, Wharton Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Special Operations Division.
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