Smirnoff robbery charges set

Published 10:38 pm Thursday, May 26, 2011

A man who police say robbed a West Constance Road convenience store in February was indicted by the grand jury this week.

Jessie Daniel Blount, 42, was indicted on charges of robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

He was among 31 defendants indicted on 89 charges.

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Police accuse Blount of robbing the Southern Food Store in the 800 block of West Constance Road on Feb. 17 just after 10 p.m. According to police at the time, he took a bottle of Smirnoff alcohol and placed it on the counter. He then went behind the counter, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk, police said. When she refused to open the register, he allegedly grabbed the bottle and fled the store.

In addition, a man accused of shooting his father in his sleep was indicted by the grand jury. Morris Rashawn Newsome, 23, is charged with shooting his father multiple times on Aug. 12.

The full list of indictments follows.

  • Jeffrey Devonn Barksdale — sale, distribute marijuana
  • Jessie Daniel Blount — robbery; use of firearm in commission of felony; nonviolent felon possess weapon
  • James Arron Burgess — worthless check; obtain money by false pretenses
  • Charles Cary — grand larceny; statutory burglary (2 counts); conspiracy to commit statutory burglary (2 counts)
  • Jamil Anithalee Cobbs — statutory burglary; grand larceny
  • Milton Herman Copeland Jr. — larceny with intent to sell
  • Ingo Curlett — grand larceny; possession of burglary tools; conspiracy to commit grand larceny; larceny with intent to sell
  • Leon Engelhardt — possession of cocaine; robbery; use of firearm in commission of felony; grand larceny
  • Jamie Donnell Flood — embezzlement more than $200
  • Randolph Clarence Grant Jr. — concealment third or subsequent offense
  • Ardelia Meta Harris — obtain money by false pretenses
  • Rebecca R. Hasty — hit and run attended property; hit and run personal injury (5 counts)
  • Crystal Bernette Huggins — possession of a controlled substance; obtain drugs by fraud (7 counts); conspiracy to obtain drugs by fraud (7 counts)
  • Dionne Devette Jackson — assault and battery third offense
  • Jeffrey Alan Jordan — unlawful wounding; malicious wounding
  • Quamaine Lamar Lassiter — grand larceny; conspiracy to commit larceny; larceny with intent to sell; possess stolen property with intent to sell
  • Stephen Lee Liberato — grand larceny; possession of burglary tools; larceny with intent to sell; conspiracy to commit grand larceny
  • Sabrina Smith Morris — possession of cocaine
  • Louis Edward Newland Jr. — use of firearm in commission of a felony; felon possess weapon
  • Morris Rashawn Newsome — malicious wounding; use of firearm in felony; shoot/stab in commission of felony; malicious shooting in occupied building
  • John Sherwood Pressley — possession of cocaine
  • Deandre Marquis Ricks — malicious wounding; shoot/stab in commission of felony
  • Alexander Ruffin — distribute/sell for profit controlled substance; distribution of cocaine
  • Anita Dawnte Scott — cruelty injury to child; child cruelty
  • Eleazara Lav’ance Selby — possession of controlled substance
  • Brittany Lynn Smith — fraudulent conversion of property; false statement to DMV; alter/forge certified title/registration; unlawful attempt to obtain DMV document
  • Everett J. Stagg — possession of cocaine
  • Felicia Annette Thomas — grand larceny; statutory burglary; larceny with intent to sell
  • Roberta Sue Wilkins — grand larceny; possession of burglary tools; larceny with intent to sell; conspiracy to commit grand larceny
  • Wilbur Jackson Wilkins — grand larceny; possession of burglary tools; conspiracy to commit grand larceny; larceny with intent to sell
  • Shanice F. Wilson — conspiracy to commit grand larceny