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Donna men sentenced in connection with smoke shop robberies

Donna men sentenced in connection with smoke shop robberies
3 days 21 hours 23 minutes ago Tuesday, February 04 2025 Feb 4, 2025 February 04, 2025 9:53 PM February 04, 2025 in News - Local

Two Donna residents were sentenced to four years in federal prison after robbing two smoke shops, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas.

Robert Jae Franco, 23, and Alejandro Isaiah Gonzalez, 22, pleaded guilty to robbery charges in Oct. 2024 and Nov. 2024, respectively.

The news release identified both men as the individuals who robbed two smoke shops in Pharr and Donna at gunpoint on Jan. 2024.

“Surveillance video from each location showed the masked and armed men enter the stores and rush the store employees while demanding money from the registers,” the news release stated.

The news release noted that Frano had previously been convicted on charges of human smuggling and aggravated assault. Gonzalez was previously convicted in connection with three separate burglaries, the release added.

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