Long Island Man Convicted Of Robbing, Shooting Drug Dealer

A Westbury man was found guilty today of robbery and firearms charges for a 2018 incident where he robbed a drug dealer of marijuana.

Spencer Jean33, was found guilty of Hobbs Act robbery of a marijuana trafficker, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the firearms crime, and up to 45 years in total.

“Spencer Jean is a dangerous felon who used a handgun to commit a violent crime, and in doing so put others in the community at grave risk,” said United States Attorney Richard Donoghue. “Stopping gun violence in the district is a continuing priority of this office and our federal and local law enforcement partners, and we will be unrelenting in our efforts to hold violent offenders like Jean accountable.”

According to Donoghue, on March 20, 2018 in Middle Island, jean stole $1,500 worth of marijuana from a drug dealer he met at a halfway house where he was living after a 2016 firearms conviction. During the robbery, Jean pulled out a Glock 9mm loaded with hollow-point ammunition and shot the drug dealer in the leg at close range.

After the robbery, Jean told a former girlfriend to give him an alibi by lying to police and to lie at trial and say he was at a nursing home in Medford at the time of the shooting.