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Apr 05, 2025

ROBBER SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON – HOBART, IN

On 7/14/21, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio, sentenced 30-year-old� Altonio Dequan Benson, to 84 months or 7 years in prison for his involvement in a $1 million smash and grab robbery in Hobart, IN on January 25, 2019. Benson, of Detroit, MI, pleaded guilty to robbery affecting interstate commerce. He was ordered to pay restitution of� � $422,552. Benson’s accomplice,� Darren Bell, was sentenced to 39 years in prison for his involvement in the crime. He was also ordered to pay the same amount in restitution as Benson. A third subject is still unidentified. Benson has seven prior felony convictions and he was on probation when he committed the robbery.

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