Mercer County Men Admit Robbing Metro PCS Stores, Authorities Say

Two Mercer County men have admitted to robbing Metro PCS stores in Willingboro, Lumberton and Levittown, Pennsylvania, last year, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

Rodney Day, 26, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robberies in September and October of 2016. Zeldrick Nance, 30, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to a separate information with the same charge on Monday. Both defendants have been in custody since their arrest on Jan. 3, 2017, authorities said.

Day, Nance and 34-year-old Lisa Anderson, of Griffithville, Arkansas, are accused of robbing the Metro PCS store in Willingboro on Sept. 29, 2016. Nance duct taped the store occupants and placed them into a store bathroom as Day brandished what appeared to be a gun, authorities said. At the same time, Anderson stole cell phones and money from the cash register, according to authorities.

During the robbery, Day demanded the keys to a car owned by one of the victims, and the three suspects fled in the car, authorities said. The same sequence of events repeated themselves on Oct. 7, 2016, at the Lumberton store, and on Oct. 12, 2016, at the Levittown store.

The charge of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robberies carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing for Day and Nance is set for Feb. 14, 2018 and Feb. 7, 2018, respectively.

Anderson has been in custody since her arrest on Jan. 3, 2017. She has pleaded guilty to her role in the robberies and is currently scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 5, 2017.

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