NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced
that, on December 12, 2019, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against
JOHN WELDON and ERISTON WILSON relating to nine robberies of gas stations,
convenience stores, and a bank.
According to the evidence presented at trial, between
December 2018 and February 2019, WELDON and WILSON committed armed robberies of
three gas stations on General de Gaulle Drive, multiple convenience stores on
the West Bank and in the Seventh Ward, and a bank in Algiers. They carried firearms and wore blue gloves in
each of the robberies.
At the conclusion of a three-day trial, the jury found
WELDON and WILSON guilty on all counts each defendant faced. The defendants
face a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years in prison and a maximum life
sentence. Sentencing is set for April 1,
2020 before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk.
U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the FBI, which
led this investigation and was assisted by the New Orleans Police Department
and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
Assistant United States Attorneys Kathryn McHugh, Greg
Kennedy, and Michael Redmann are in charge of the prosecution.
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