Jail Time For Man In $100K Robbery Spree That Hit Cinnaminson

CINNAMINSON, NJ — A South Jersey man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a string of armed robberies of banks and businesses, including in Cinnaminson, in which he and his accomplices stole nearly $100,000 authorities announced.

William Carter, 51 of Camden, previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of Hobbs Act robbery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Carter is also subject to three years of supervised release and must pay restitution of $99,187.

From Dec. 12, 2016, through March 10, 2017, Carter planned, coordinated, and recruited accomplices to assist him in robbing seven businesses and banks in Camden and Burlington counties, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.

In addition to Cinnaminson, he pleaded guilty to robberies in West Berlin, Maple Shade, Mount Holly, Haddon Township, and Voorhees.

Carter selected his accomplices, instructed them on their roles, directed them to wear masks and wield firearms, and served as the getaway driver in each of those robberies, authorities said.

Several of Carter’s associates have already been sentenced as part of this case. Tammond Hill, 21 of Philadelphia, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years, four months in prison.
Rabon Watkins, 23 of Camden, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years, eight months in prison. Steven Cooley, 29 of Woodlynne, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Carpenito credited special agents of the ATF Newark Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Charlie J. Patterson, with the investigation of this case. He also thanked the ATF Philadelphia Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Don Robinson; the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Acting Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer; the Berlin Township Police Department, under the direction of Chief Leonard Check; the Haddon Township Police Department, under the direction of Chief Mark Cavallo; the Voorhees Township Police Department, under the direction of Chief Louis Bordi, the Maple Shade Police Department, under the direction of Chief Christopher J. Fletcher; the Mount Holly Police Department, under the direction of Chief Richard Spitler; and the Cinnaminson Police Department, under the direction of Chief Rich Calabrese, for their assistance in this case.