An Orlando, Florida man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a 2022 armed robbery of more than $25,000 in cigarettes in Hammond.
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Andrew Wells, Sr., 51, received 57 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised released from United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on Sept. 24 in exchange for pleading guilty to robbery affecting commerce, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He also must pay $25,699 in restitution to the victims.
On October 25, 2022, Wells robbed two Core Mark, Inc. cigarette delivery workers of 11 cases and 2 cartons of cigarettes with another robber while a third robber held the victim workers at gunpoint, according to the release.
“The defendant did not just commit an act of senseless violence; he utterly violated a position of trust. Instead of protecting his colleagues, he used his insider knowledge as a security guard to target them, making his crimes particularly egregious and fully deserving of today’s severe sentence,” said United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred in the release.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation/Gang Response Investigative Team Task Force and the Hammond Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean R. Lanter.