Crime & Safety
A Eugene man was sentenced to 9 years and 2 months in federal prison
Eugene, OR – A local resident was 9 years and 2 months in federal prison. This Eugene man was charged in a case related to a string of violent drug-related robberies.
His name is Marcus Cox and he is a 38-year-old man from Eugene, OR. Marcus was arrested in October 2017 for being part of a crew that stole drugs and money from marijuana traffickers in Oregon and participating in a series of violent robberies, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
Cox was the fifth and final member of the crew to be sentenced in the federal court in Eugene after pleading guilty “to interfering with commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence,” a news release stated. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Three of the members of the crew were from Oregon. The crew’s leader, Jorge Rubio, 37, from Reedsport, was sentenced in October to 10 years, one month in prison and five years of supervised release for the same charges as Cox.
Jason Brooks, 37, of Eugene, and Shawn Dunaway, 39, of Veneta, were both sentenced to eight years, five months in federal prison. The final member, Antonio Vizcaino, 30, from Austin, Texas, was sentenced to five years, 11 months in prison.
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