A Maryland man on Wednesday was found guilty in a 2017 7-11 robbery after prosecutors revealed he’d prepared for the heist by searching Google: “What’s the best way to rob a store?”
The Google search was among several mistakes made by Carroll County resident Joshua Johnson. Following the crime, Johnson reportedly ditched the jacket he was wearing in a dumpster right across the street from the 7-11, says State’s Attorney Brian DeLeonardo. After investigators found it, they didn’t have to go far in tracking down its owner; Johnson’s home is just around the corner.
The Hampstead man who police say googled, “What is the best way to rob a store,” before holding up an Eldersburg 7-Eleven convenience store has been convicted. https://t.co/CmlQhOASqY
— Carroll County Times (@CCTNews) October 28, 2020
Johnson faces up to 15 years behind bars when he’s sentenced, court records indicate.
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