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RAPAPORT... U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell sentenced Bryan Bobby Beaudoin to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit robbery and using a firearm during the robbery of the International Diamond Center in Tampa, Florida. He pleaded guilty to the charges in July.
The court found that Beaudoin, 25, conducted surveillance on the store prior to the robbery on November 22, 2013, planned the heist and gave instructions to Clyde Bernard Johnson and Anthony Mina Wahba. He also provided Johnson with the firearm that was used during the robbery. Authorities stated that Johnson and Wahba entered jewelry store, concealing their identities with sunglasses and hats, took control of the store through force, stole $2.1 million in watches, loose diamonds and diamond rings and stole some of the victim/employees' wallets. Before the pair vacated the store, Johnson fired a shot into the floor near a jewelry counter. Beaudoin waited at a nearby location during the crime and later met with Johnson and Wahba to split the proceeds. As the three were traveling back to the Orlando area, they stopped at a gas station and used one of the victim's stolen credit cards to purchase fuel, according to the proceedings. All three men were recorded on the gas station's surveillance videotape. When law enforcement officers attempted to arrest Beaudoin, he fled, but he was ultimately apprehended after a car chase through the Orlando area. Johnson and Wahba previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the armed robbery and are scheduled to be sentenced later this month.
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