United States v. Collier

ORDER

A jury found Timothy Collier guilty of two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), two counts of carrying and using a firearm during a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), and one count of possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The convictions stem from robberies of a pawn shop in East St. Louis, Illinois, and a liquor store in Belle-ville, Illinois. During the pawn-shop robbery, Collier shot the store owner three times, including one point-blank shot to the back of the head. The owner somehow managed to survive. Calling the crime “exceptionally…