CONVENIENCE STORE SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY

The man who had been accused of shooting the owner of a Maplewood convenience store earlier this year has pleaded guilty to that crime and a long list of others, according to authorities.

The FBI issued a release this week that revealed Bobby Dawson, 30, of Newark, had agreed to a plea agreement that will send him to prison on charges of car-jacking, robberies and the discharging of a firearm in one of the robberies, the shooting of the owner of MS&K Confectionery at Prospect and Springfield avenues on April 1. No word on when he will be sentenced

See the release below:

NEWARK, NJ—A Newark, New Jersey man today admitted committing 17 armed robberies of commercial establishments throughout Union, Essex, and Bergen counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Bobby Dawson, 30, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls to a three-count information charging him with committing an armed carjacking, conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robberies, and discharging a firearm during the commission of one of those robberies.
According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Dawson conspired with others to rob commercial establishments as follows:

Business	Location	Date
Pao Da Terra	Newark	December 29, 2012
Lukoil	Newark	January 20, 2013
Newark Community Pharmacy	Newark	January 24, 2013
Linden Stationary	Linden	February 1, 2013
Delta Gas Station	Newark	February 1, 2013
Shoppers Express	Belleville	February 2, 2013
Krauszers	Kearny	February 10, 2013
Krauszers	Bloomfield	February 13, 2013
Pat’s Deli	Newark	February 19, 2013
Smashburger	Paramus	March 16, 2013
Krauszers	Bloomfield	March 29, 2013
MS&K Confectionery	Maplewood	April 1, 2013
Belleville News and Food	Belleville	April 17, 2013
South Wood Discount Liquor	Linden	April 17, 2013
Krauszers	West Orange	April 24, 2013
Newark Community Pharmacy	Newark	May 1, 2013
Subway Restaurant	Verona	May 20, 2013

Dawson and his conspirators robbed each of these establishments at gunpoint, stealing cash, cigarettes, and other items. In 15 of the 17 robberies, Dawson and his conspirators used zipties or duct tape to restrain their victims.

In the MS&K robbery on April 1, 2013, Dawson threatened the clerk of the store with a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun. When the clerk resisted, Dawson fired his gun at the clerk, ordered the clerk to lie down, and then stole $9,000 from the cash register.