In a recent crackdown on crime, Jordan Denzel Lewis, the last of a quartet of felons, copped a plea of guilt to the charges of scheming to commit robbery and wielding a firearm despite a prior felony conviction, following the footsteps of his co-conspirators Tyrell Brion Bouie, Anthony Christopher Diggs Jr., and Johntaevious Henry Johnson, who had previously admitted guilt in the case, according to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement.
The crew's modus operandi involved a deceitful dance with electronics vendors on OfferUp, whereby from September through October of 2022 they targeted sellers, feigned interest in their goods, and when the moment of transaction was supposed to occur, the men, backed by the ominous presence of firearms or brute force, would not simply take the electronics but also leave the sellers bereft of their sense of security.
This series of orchestrated thefts came to a close thanks to the efforts of the FBI's Miami Field Office and the Plantation Police Department, with U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe officiating the handle on the prosecution while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Deric Zacca and Vanessa Bonhomme charged forward with the case, the details of which have been emblazoned on the web portals of the Southern District of Florida Court, available for public consumption.
Such lawlessness under the guise of commerce, where thieves masquerade as buyers in the electronic bazaars of the internet, has been halted and the perpetrators are now poised to face the repercussions of their criminal exploits.
