KNOXVILLE—On June 11, 2012, Daniel D.
Gibson, 24, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to
serve 121 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled
substances, including oxycodone, and for five pharmacy robberies between the
dates of September 14 and December 17, 2010.
A jury found Gibson guilty of these
offenses in January 2012. In each of these incidents, Gibson and his
accomplices used firearms and robbed the pharmacies during the day while
customers were present inside. In every robbery, Gibson jumped over the
pharmacy counter and pointed his firearm directly at the pharmacist, while
demanding prescription medication. Because of his use of a firearm, Gibson,
upon his conviction as charged, was exposed to mandatory minimum terms of 107
years in prison. The Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, U.S. District Judge, added
another 14 years on the other counts of conviction.
U.S. Attorney William C. Killian said,
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to use federal firearms statutes to
obtain stiff sentences for anyone who commits a federal violent crime while
armed with a gun. To anyone in the district who is thinking about doing so, I
suggest you consider Gibson’s fate before you act.”
The arrest and subsequent conviction of
Gibson were the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Knoxville Police Department, and Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
The United States was represented in this case by Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Kelly Norris and Zachary Bolitho.
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