PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Seven men who committed a series of robberies at Pennsylvania Turnpike and highway rest stops in 2023 have pleaded guilty, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
AG Sunday and State police determined through investigation that John Black, Wendell Compton, Robert Murphy, Darrell Noel, Robert Chandler, Adam Smith and Danny Williams comprised the group that targeted Pennsylvania motorists in Somerset, Westmoreland, and Dauphin counties.
In a statement released to AG Sunday’s website on Tuesday, the Attorney General said the robberies were ‘distraction-style’, no weapons were used and no one was hurt.
The group was scheduled to go to trial Monday morning when they decided to each plead guilty to five counts of third-degree felony robbery.
Each man was sentenced to at least three months in prison, followed by a period of parole supervision.
“This group conspired in a series of brazen robberies that endangered motorists targeted at random,” Attorney General Sunday said. “The fine investigative work from our partners with the state police led to these appropriate plea resolutions.”
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Senior Deputy Attorney General Alex Cashman of the Organized Crime Section prosecuted the cases.
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