Andrew Garrett, a Steelton, Pennsylvania resident, has received an 84-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a failed 2018 armed robbery at Smithgall’s Pharmacy in Lancaster, as per an announcement made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The incident, which has seen the sentencing of three other accomplices, was an attempt to seize prescription opioids from a local business.
As the final defendant to face sentencing, Garrett, age 30, marks the end of a series of legal repercussions that have brought all four culprits to justice. Having been charged with attempted Hobbs Act robbery, which concerns the obstruction of interstate commerce through robbery, Garrett along with his accomplices admitted to their roles in the crime, leading to guilty pleas, as reported by the Department of Justice.
In February, co-defendant Brandon Galette, 30, was sentenced to 148 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Galette received an additional penalty for firearm possession by a felon, amounting to $12,650 in restitution. Johnny Straining, 28, followed with sentencing in August 2023 to 168 months in prison and two years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, among other charges. Lamar Black, the oldest at 35, received a sentence in the same month, culminating in 180 months of prison time alongside two years of supervised release…