Newark Man Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison For 14 Armed Robberies Of New Jersey Stores

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 225 months in prison for committing 14 armed robberies of commercial establishments throughout Union, Essex, Hudson and Bergen counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. 

Jamar Darby, aka “Rhino,” 27, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robberies and with brandishing a firearm during one of those robberies. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls imposed the sentenced today in Newark federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Darby conspired with others to rob these commercial establishments:

Pao Da Terra	Newark	Dec. 29, 2012
Newark	Jan. 20, 2013
Newark Community Pharmacy	Newark	Jan. 24, 2013
Linden Stationary	Linden	Feb. 1, 2013
Delta Gas Station	Newark	Feb. 1, 2013
Shoppers Express	Belleville	Feb. 2, 2013
Krauszers	Kearny	Feb. 10, 2013
Krauszers	Bloomfield	Feb. 13, 2013
Pat’s Deli	Newark	Feb. 19, 2013
Smashburger	Paramus	March 16, 2013
Krauszers	Bloomfield	March 29, 2013
South Wood Discount Liquor	Linden	April 17, 2013
Newark Community Pharmacy	Newark	May 1, 2013
Subway Restaurant	Verona	May 20, 2013

Darby and his conspirators robbed each establishment at gunpoint, stealing cash, cigarettes and other items. In 13 of the 14 robberies, they used zip ties or duct tape to restrain their victims. During the Pat’s Deli robbery on Feb. 19, 2013, Darby and a conspirator restrained several victims with duct tape after threatening one victim with a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Walls sentenced Darby to three years of supervised release and ordered restitution $73,324.

U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford in Newark, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea. He also thanked the Belleville, Bloomfield, Kearny, Linden, Maplewood, Newark, Paramus, Verona and West Orange police departments, along with the N.J. State Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, for their work on this case.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jamari Buxton and Rahul Agarwal of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Newark.

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Defense counsel: Anthony C. Mack Esq., Newark