A Stratton man has been sentenced for his role in a botched drug robbery in Rangeley in 2016.
John Raymond, 36, will spend 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen handed down the sentence at federal court in Bangor on Monday.
Raymond pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit robbery in March 2023.
In the early morning hours of July 28, 2016, Raymond drove Hector Munoz and Michael Bokun, 54, of New York drove to the home of Jordan Richard to steal drugs and money. Richard was considered a rival of Robert Holland, 44, of New York, according to court documents.
Munoz and Bokun forced their way into Richard’s home, where they found him and his friend Ross Thompson of Portland. Bokun forced Thompson to the floor and threatened to kill him, while Munoz pursued Richard. Munoz and Richard fought in the kitchen.
Bokun joined Munoz to subdue Richard, chasing him into a bedroom, where Bokun pushed him onto a bed and tried to stab him. During the struggle, Richard grabbed a pistol and shot Bokun twice, killing him. Munoz continued to attack Richard.
Raymond then fled from the scene when he heard the commotion. He was later arrested while driving another co-conspirator to a bus station, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
An upstairs neighbor who heard the commotion came down with a hammer and struck Munoz as he attempted to flee.
When police searched Richard’s home, they found a large quantity of cocaine, $20,883 in cash, a 9 mm pistol and drug paraphernalia. Richard was sentenced in January 2019 to 13 years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone, and discharging a firearm in relation to that conspiracy.
Munoz pleaded guilty in January 2020 to one count each of conspiracy to commit robbery and aiding and abetting a robbery.
Holland and Andre Muller were convicted by a jury in November 2023 for conspiracy to commit a robbery using force or violence. They are awaiting sentencing, the U.S. attorney’s office said Monday.
Munoz, 56, of Florida has pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Jan. 12, 2024, to 54 months in prison.