NEW YORK, NY – Three men have been arraigned for multiple armed robberies of local businesses across Brooklyn in November.

A grand jury indicted Reginald Williams, Calvin Scantlebury, and Dewkwan Cooper for allegedly holding up two people in Queens at gunpoint on November 20 and arraigning them on robbery and other charges. As part of the robbery spree across Queens, defendant Williams was also indicted and arraigned on robbery and other charges.

“As alleged, these are predators on our small businesses. We cannot stand by and watch our lives and communities be targeted. I thank the NYPD for their steadfast investigation on these robberies. There will be accountability,” District Attorney Melinda Katz said today.

Scantlebury, 39, Williams, 23, and Cooper, 22, all from Brooklyn, were arraigned yesterday on a 10-count indictment charging them with robbery in the second degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree. Defendant Williams is additionally charged with robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

According to the criminal charges, Williams admitted that he, along with other males, entered several locations at gunpoint and removed money and additional items from behind the cash register. The dates, locations and items are as follows:

November 20, between 12:20 am & 12:30 am, at 92-22 Astoria Blvd. approximately $4000 from inside and underneath the cash register along with rolling papers

November 20, between 12:57 am & 1:00 am, at 39-04 Skillman Ave, approximately $1700 from two registers and multiple boxes of Newport cigarettes