Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Pleading Guilty to Robbery of 7-Eleven Employees in 2024
NORFOLK, Va. — Anthony Wynn, 51, was sentenced on Oct. 10 to serve four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to robbing employees at a Park Place 7-Eleven last year while armed with a kitchen knife.
Around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2024, Mr. Wynn entered the 7-Eleven at 3805 Colley Avenue, walked behind the check-out counter wielding a serrated kitchen knife, approached an employee, and demanded money. That staff member was able to get away from Mr. Wynn and secure herself inside an office in the back of the store. Still wielding the knife, Mr. Wynn approached another employee, grabbed her (resulting in a small cut to her face), and again demanded money. The employee opened the register and also escaped to the back office while Mr. Wynn was taking cash.
Mr. Wynn took about $100 and left the store on foot, and the staff called Norfolk Police. About five minutes later, officers found Mr. Wynn on Killam Avenue, arrested him, and charged him with robbery with a weapon and malicious wounding. Investigators later found Mr. Wynn’s knife in a grassy area on 38th Street, and the 7-Eleven staff confirmed Mr. Wynn as the suspect via lineup.
On Aug. 19, Mr. Wynn agreed to plead guilty to felony robbery with a weapon. In exchange for his guilty plea, the Commonwealth agreed to the dismissal of the malicious wounding charge, and there was no agreement on Mr. Wynn’s sentence. Judge Jennifer L. Fuschetti accepted Mr. Wynn’s plea agreement and set his sentencing hearing on Oct. 10.
After hearing arguments from the Commonwealth and the defense, Judge Fuschetti sentenced Mr. Wynn to serve four years in prison with an additional four years suspended on the condition that he completes five years of supervised probation and uniform good behavior after his release. Mr. Wynn’s sentence was near the midpoint of his sentencing guidelines.
“Mr. Wynn committed a dangerous and violent crime against people who were doing a working-class and often thankless job,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “I am grateful to the victim and to the witnesses who helped us secure a conviction and accountability for Mr. Wynn’s actions. My office and I will continue to seek justice where people pose a threat to the safety of our community.”
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Shavaughn N. Banks prosecuted Mr. Wynn’s case, and Norfolk Police Detective Kyle B. Barnes led the investigations.
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