Disguised Robber Of Brooklyn Jewelry Store Arrested: Prosecutors

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A thief disguised as a construction worker who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Court Street jewelry store has been arrested, officials announced Wednesday.

Darryl Odom and two other robbers ransacked Court Street Jewelers, pistol-whipped the 67-year-old owner and grabbed handfuls of expensive jewelry and cash on May 25, prosecutors said.

The four men — three robbers and one lookout — ran from the store at 60 Court St. and into the the Borough Hall subway station, where they jumped the turnstiles and escaped, said police.

Investigators later discovered the group — who were caught by surveillance footage — had dropped gloves, a hardhat and an envelope stuffed with $10,000 in cash in the station, prosecutors said.

Odom was arrested Wednesday and is scheduled to be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday afternoon, said prosecutors.

Odom is also accused of the knifepoint robbery of a jewelry store at 98 Smith St. on Feb. 10, prosecutors said.

Odom’s three accomplices — Kenneth Davis, Shaka Davis and Lashawn Williams – were previously arrested and charged with robbery and conspiracy, among other charges, prosecutors said.

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