A man who allegedly robbed $950,000 worth of merchandise from Kranich’s Jewelers in January is now facing federal charges.
Rodger Kent Williams, 41, of Philadelphia, was indicted Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court on federal charges including one count of interference with commerce by threats of violence, one count of using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to the indictment, Williams is facing the federal charges because Kranich’s sells jewelry and other products that move between interstate and foreign commerce.
Williams was arrested in Wake County, N.C., about a month after he and two other suspects allegedly robbed the store. He still faces charges in Centre County of first-degree felony robbery and criminal conspiracy, second-degree felony for unlawful possession of a firearm, third-degree felony theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. He was also charged with a misdemeanor for recklessly endangering another person.
All three of the suspects were caught on surveillance footage during the robbery. The other two men remain at large.
