MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three Minneapolis men were indicted Wednesday in federal court for the April 3, 2012 armed robbery of the West 7th Pharmacy in St. Paul.
Ray James Brown, 24, Rayshawn Earl Brown, 20, and Michael Brooks Bynum, 30, were charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery pursuant to the Hobbs Act, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of robbery involving controlled substances.
In addition, Bynum was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and Ray Brown was charged with three counts of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The indictment alleges that on April 3, 2012, the defendants, armed with a Glock .40-caliber, semi-automatic pistol, stole more than $500 in prescription drugs from the pharmacy.