JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A judge sentenced a Gainesville man this week to more than 14 years in federal prison for armed robberies of a pawn shop and jewelry store in Jacksonville in 2023.
A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville said Michael Deon Woulard, 50, of Gainesville brandishing a firearm while robbing a Value Pawn and Kay Jewelers in Jacksonville and a Kay Jewelers in Ocala over about a six month period in 2023 and 2024.
A court spokesman said Woulard stole $46,000 in good from the Value Pawn, $352,000 worth of merchandise from Kay Jewelers in Jacksonville, and $364,000 in goods from the Kay Jewelers in Ocala in February 2024.
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Woulard was arrested on February 21, 2024, while in possession of numerous stolen items from the third robbery. During a voluntary interview with investigators from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Ocala Police Department, he admitted to committing the jewelry store robberies.
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Woulard was ordered to pay $442,582.59 in restitution to the victims as a result of his prosecution of a case investigated by the FBI, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Ocala Police Department, and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David B. Mesrobian.
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