Crime & Safety

Carroll County Woman Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison For Armed Robbery

Victoria Jean Reid of Hampstead was sentenced for her involvement in the robbery of a Finksburg Pharmacy in September, 2009.

A Carroll County woman was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her involvement in the armed robbery of a Finksburg pharmacy in September, 2009, according to a U.S. State Attorney's Office press release.

Victoria Jean Reid, 26, of Hampstead pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit an armed robbery and using a gun during a robbery.

According to her plea agreement, on September 30, 2009, Reid and Joseph Wagner, 26, of Baltimore entered a Finksburg Pharmacy wearing sweatshirts with the hoods covering their heads.

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Once inside, Wagner pointed a handgun in the face of one of the three employees working in the pharmacy and threatened to kill her if she moved, demanding specific medications, including Oxycontin, Xanax and Percocet, according to the release.  

After the employee showed Reid where the medications were stored, Wagner bound the hands and feet of two employees with zip ties. The third employee was hiding in a back room and called 911, stating that the robbers were still in the pharmacy, according to the release.

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When Maryland State Police troopers responded, they witnessed two individuals wearing sweatshirts with the hoods up, walking across the parking lot away from the pharmacy.

As the troopers pulled into the pharmacy’s parking lot, Reid and Wagner got into a car and drove away, according to the release. One of the state troopers spotted the car on the next street and stopped the vehicle where Reid and Wagner were arrested and troopers recovered a loaded pistol from the vehicle.
 
State Police discovered a pillowcase with 75 pill bottles containing hundreds of pills of percocet, oxycontin, and other controlled substances; two hooded sweatshirts, two ski masks, latex gloves, zip ties, duct tape and $1,577, according to the release.
 
Joseph Wagner, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the same charges as Reid and was sentenced to 102 months in prison, according to the release.


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