9 people indicted in 11 pharmacy robberies

Suspects allegedly threatened death to obtain Oxycodone.

Nine people from around the Miami Valley and Cincinnati have been indicted on charges for alleged crimes related to armed robberies at 11 pharmacies around the area.

The robberies happened between April and October.

According to investigators, the suspects would go to pharmacies and present demand notes that stated they were completing an armed robbery and they would kill the employees of the pharmacy if they did not comply with the demands for narcotics listed in the note.

The following people are facing charges of conspiring to commit Hobbs Act Robbery, interfering with interstate commerce by robbery and possessing Oxycodone with the intent to distribute:

■ Courtney Byrd, 21, of Trotwood

■ Damar L. Kerley, 21, of Dayton

■ James P. Taylor Jr., 19, of Dayton

■ Cameron Redd, 21, of Cincinnati

■ Ja’Mical Betts, 20, of Dayton

■ Dasean Whitehead, 19, of Dayton

■ Justin Jefferson Jr., 19, of Dayton

■ Rodney Robbins II, 19, of Trotwood

■ Philmore Alexander IV, 19, of Dayton

The robberies happened at the following locations:

■ April 16: Rite Aid, Linden Avenue in Dayton

■ April 26: Rite Aid, McAdams Drive in New Carlisle

■ May 22: CVS, Sawmill Road in Columbus

■ June 2: CVS, Montgomery Road in Norwood

■ June 7: CVS, Montgomery Road in Silverton

■ July 5: Rite Aid, North Wolf Creek Street in Brookville

■ Aug. 4: Rite Aid, West National Road in Vandalia

■ Aug. 8: Rite Aid, South Allison Avenue in Xenia

■ Aug. 17: Rite Aid, Central Avenue in Middletown

■ Sept. 5: Rite Aid, Linden Avenue in Dayton

■ Oct. 15: Rite Aid, Union Boulevard in Englewood

Each of the three crimes is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.