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Dwayne Brown Sentenced For Gunpoint Deli Robbery: Prosecutor

A 29-year-old Wharton man was sentenced to a decade in prison for a deli in Dover at gunpoint, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 23.

Valencia Deli

Valencia Deli

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Dwayne Brown previously pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney said.

At 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 28, 2025, Dover police responded to Valencia Delicatessen on Richards Avenue after an employee reported a man wearing a mask, later identified as Brown, entered the deli, approached a customer at the counter and grabbed his arm while pointing a handgun at him, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney said.

Brown then pointed the handgun at the two employees behind the register and demanded money, authorities said. The employees turned over $360, and Brown exited the deli, authorities said. Brown fled the scene in a vehicle, authorities said, but was arrested the next day.

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