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William Davis, of Allentown, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 176 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly. He was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $3.1 million.
According to court documents and statements made in court, at 9 p.m. April 11, 2013, Davis and three other men, all of whom were wearing masks and gloves and two of whom were armed with handguns, broke into an apartment on Gravel Street in Meriden. They bound four victims with duct tape and covered their heads with pillowcases, towels and jackets.
Davis and others then forced two of the victims into one of the victim’s vehicles and drove to Lenox Jewelers in Fairfield, where the two victims worked.
At the store, they stole jewelry, watches and loose diamonds with a total replacement value of more than $3 million.
They then fled in the victim’s car, leaving the two victims bound inside the store.
Davis was arrested at his Allentown home on May 22, 2013. A search turned up $65,000 in cash, seven expensive watches, several pieces of diamond-encrusted jewelry and a large quantity of crack cocaine.
He has been detained since his arrest. On Dec. 15, 2014, he pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Four other men have been charged with participating in this kidnapping and robbery. Two have pleaded guilty and await sentencing, and two are awaiting trial.
This matter wasw investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fairfield Police Department and Meriden Police Department.
Assistance was also provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI in New York and Pennsylvania; the York, Allentown and Bethlehem Police Departments in Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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