JBLM soldier could get 27 years for string of robberies
May 4, 2012, 1:35 PM | Updated: 3:10 pm
A soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be tried in
civilian court for a string of robberies in Pierce and
Thurston counties.
“The defendant (Toney Williams) is charged with seven armed
robberies. He was caught because in the first robbery, of a
pawn shop, he stole 17 guns,” said Pierce County prosecutor
Mark Lindquist.
He said one of those guns was used in a drive-by shooting
and traced back to him.
”When investigators determined that we was the suspect who
robbed the pawn shop, they were able to connect him to six
other robberies.”
Williams, 21, now faces up to 27-years in prison for the
seven robberies between Dec. 13 and Jan. 29 that netted him
less than $1,000.
