Philadelphia man gets prison term for armored car robbery www.privateofficer.com

 

Philadelphia PA May 31 2011 A Philadelphia man who held up an armored-car guard in 2009 and then shot at police during a gun battle was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

Brian Williams, 53, and another man, Anthony Reid, 45, robbed the guard as he delivered cash to ATMs at a West Philadelphia gas station.

U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger said Williams and Reid took the guard’s gun and a bag of currency during the Sept. 4 robbery at 52nd and Spruce Streets.

Four TN. basketball players arrested for gun, drugs www.privateofficer.com

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Jan 1 2010

By: Brett Davis/Staff

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A traffic infraction has landed four Tennessee basketball players, including starting senior forward Tyler Smith, in jail overnight.

Police said that all of the men are facing felony gun and misdemeanor drug charges.

A Knoxville Police Department spokesperson said the 23-year-old Smith, 22-year-old junior point guard Melvin Goins, 22-year-old junior center Brian Williams and 21-year-old sophomore guard Cameron Tatum were arrested during a Friday morning traffic stop near the Tennessee campus.

During the traffic stop, officers smelled marijuana coming from the car and found a handgun with an altered serial number, a bag of marijuana and an open container of alcohol. Police said that Tatum was driving.

All four were arrested and brought to the county jail to be booked.

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement that the team takes such matters seriously.

Pearl said officials are still gathering information from authorities.

There was no word on bond amounts for any of the arrested players.

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