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Serial robber gets 12 years in prison for robbing 13 O.C. stores

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case #16WF1578

Date: January 5, 2018

SERIAL ROBBER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR ROBBING 13 STORES BY THREATENING CASHIERS WITH REPLICA FIREARM

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A serial robber was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for robbing 13 stores by threatening the cashiers with a replica firearm.

Defendant: John Allen Wagner, 50, Westminster

Pleaded guilty on Aug. 2, 2017, to the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Third striker charged with robbing five stores in Fountain Valley

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case #16WF1578

Date: July 25, 2016

STRIKER ARRAIGNED FOR ROBBERY OF FIVE FOUNTAIN VALLEY STORES BY THREATENING CASHIERS WITH FIREARM

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A striker was arraigned Friday, July 22, 2016, for the robbery of five Fountain Valley grocery and drug stores by threatening cashiers with a firearm. John Allen Wagner, 48, Westminster, is charged with five counts of second degree robbery. Wagner faces sentencing enhancement allegations for two prior strike convictions for residential burglary in 1987 and federal bank robbery in 1991, both in Orange County. If convicted, Wagner faces a maximum sentence of 175 years to life in state prison. The defendant is being held on $1 million bail and must prove the money is from a legal and legitimate source before posting bond. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on August 1, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. in Department W-2, West Justice Center, Westminster. Continue reading→