Release Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:50 p.m.
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Yohannes Woldebzg Wilder, 38 years old, previously residing in the 1300 Block of Baltic Street, Suffolk, Virginia, was sentenced to three (3) counts of Robbery and one count of violation of probation today before the Honorable A. Bonwill Shockley. He received a total sentence of 42 years with 10 years suspended. Eighteen years of the sentences were years of penitentiary time, suspended on a prior Robbery in 1996.
The Commonwealth’s evidence proved that on December 18, 2007, Wilder robbed a cashier at Planet Music on Virginia Beach Boulevard. He indicated he had a gun and took $450 cash from the register. Three days later, he robbed the manager at Blockbuster video on Holland Road. Again, he indicated that he had a gun and had her give him the money from the registers. The next evening, on December 21, 2007, the defendant robbed a cashier at a Farm Fresh on Kempsville Road. As with the prior robberies the defendant indicated he had a gun and took the money from the register. Virginia Beach Police caught the defendant fleeing from the scene.
As part of the same crime spree, Wilder was convicted of Robbery in Portsmouth for which he received a five year sentence. He was thereafter convicted of Robbery and Use of a Firearm in Chesapeake for which he received 33 years with 10 ½ years suspended.
Associate Commonwealth’s Attorney Katherine E. Orsini prosecuted the case. Please call Amanda Herman if additional information is desired.
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