"The defendants - Rayquan Douglas, 23, of the 200 block of Westwood Avenue in Castleton Corners, and Dustin Johns, 19, of the 200 block of Schmidts Lane in Castleton Corners - both pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree robbery in connection with the 2024 incident in West Brighton. In exchange for his plea, Douglas is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 13 in state Supreme Court, St. George, to eight years in prison and five years post release supervision."
"Police said the robbery unfolded at about 1:30 a.m. on July 8, 2024, inside OMW Smoke Shop at 490 Broadway in West Brighton. The store was located across the street from a 24-hour McDonald's restaurant. Johns, who is listed in jail records as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 140 pounds, was wielding a metal pipe as he allegedly stated in sum and substance: "Give me everything you got. Where's the weed." The victims were described as a 17-year-old male and a 35 year-old male."
Two men, Rayquan Douglas, 23, and Dustin Johns, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery for a violent July 8, 2024, incident at OMW Smoke Shop in West Brighton. Douglas faces a scheduled sentence of eight years in prison plus five years post-release supervision; Johns faces a scheduled sentence of six years plus five years post-release supervision. Police reported the robbery occurred around 1:30 a.m., involved a metal pipe and hammer, and targeted cannabis; victims included a 17-year-old male and a 35-year-old male. The case is tied to broader crime issues around unlicensed smoke shops on Staten Island.
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