Four people pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming a string of takeover-style robberies at stores in Oceanside and Vista last year.
Jaleil Raeshad Thomas, 22, and Timothy Michael Williamson, 21, each pleaded guilty to multiple counts of robbery and firearm allegations.
Thomas faces a maximum of 41 years when he is sentenced May 12. Williamson faces up to 29 years behind bars when he is sentenced March 9.
John Gabriel Gonzales, 22, pleaded guilty to six counts of robbery and faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced March 29.
Shamaria Gentry, 21, pleaded guilty to being an accomplice after the fact and to misdemeanor theft and receiving stolen property. She faces a maximum of four years in prison at her March 29 sentencing hearing.
According to police, the takeover-style robberies involved some of the defendants pointing guns at the victims and tying them up.
The heists happened at the GameStop on Vista Way in Oceanside last Aug. 5; a GameStop store in Vista last July; the Oceanside Pharmacy on Vista Way last July 10; and a beauty supply store in Vista last March.
During the robberies, the suspects tied up the victims and moved them from room to room while pointing guns at them, police said.
–City News Service
