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Two Trenton men admitted on Wednesday to robbing Metro PCS stores in Levittown and New Jersey in September and October 2016. The admission was announced Wednesday by the U.S. District Attorney’s office.
Rodney Day, 26, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and Zeldrick Nance, 30, pleaded guilty to the same charge on October 30, 2017. Both defendants have been in custody since their arrest in January.
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According to court documents, on October 12, 2o16, Day, Nance, and a separate accomplice drove to the Levittown Metro PCS store. Day brandished what appeared to be a firearm while Nance duct taped the victims inside the store and transported them to the store bathroom. The other accomplice, named in court papers as 34-year-old Lisa Anderson, of Arkansas, entered the store and stole cellphones and money from the cash registers.
Day, Nance, and Anderson have been charged with committing similar acts on September 29 in Willingboro, New Jersey and on October 7 in Lumberton, New Jersey.
The charge of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robberies carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Sentencing for Day and Nance is set for February 14 and February 7, respectively.
Anderson has been in custody since her arrest on in January. She has pleaded guilty to her role in the robberies and is currently scheduled for sentencing on December 5, federal prosecutors said.
Police departments from across both states along with special agents from the FBI worked on the case.
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