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On June 24, Wright and a co-defendant, entered a Verizon store in Germantown with a toy gun.
They assaulted the clerk, tied him up in the rear bathroom, and stole 30 cell phones, iPads and other electronic equipment, according to
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On July 3, Wright and the co-defendant robbed a Verizon store in Deerfield Township, again using a toy gun, assaulting the clerk, tying him up with a power cord in the rear bathroom. In this case, they stole cash, 14 cell phones, and other electronic devices.
The co-defendant, James Shell of Germantown, was identified from video surveillance at the stores and confessed to the crimes, according to the prosecutor’s office.
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Wright is to serve 15 years in prison and pay more than $20,000 in restitution to the stores.
Shell was sentenced in October to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution, according to state prison records.
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