Two New York men have been sentenced for their role in a botched drug robbery in Rangeley back in 2016.
Judge Nancy Torresen in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Wednesday sentenced Andre Muller, 54, to 200 months in prison and Robert Holland, 45, to 188 months in prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Both men will serve three years of supervised release once out of prison.
Muller, Holland and four others traveled to Maine back in 2016 to steal drugs and money from the Rangeley home of Jordan Richard. Richard was considered a rival of Holland, 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 and was sentenced last year to time served.
A jury convicted Holland and Muller after a five-day trial on Aug. 10, 2022, but Torresen granted them a new trial based on evidence of prior juror judgment. They were convicted again of conspiracy to commit a robbery using force or violence after a three-day trial on Nov. 23, 2023, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Raymond, the getaway driver, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit robbery in March 2023. He was sentenced last year to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
