Teen Demarquez Wagner pleads guilty to East Point armed robbery, sexual assault
EAST POINT, Ga. -
A juvenile accused of sexually assaulting a store clerk at gunpoint during an armed robbery has been sentenced to 23 years in prison followed by life on probation.
In a press release from the Fulton County District Attoey's Office, 17-year-old Demarquez Wagner pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated sodomy, kidnapping, false imprisonment, armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
On August 10, 2015, two masked men armed with a single gun robbed the Metro PCS store in Washington Plaza. During the robbery, the gunman, then 16-year-old Wagner, ordered the 20-year-old store clerk into a restroom, where he sexually assaulted her at gunpoint. The men fled the scene in a stolen Ford Fusion.
Wagner was arrested 10 days later, driving a car stolen from Cobb County, according to the release.
An investigation revealed that Wagner’s DNA matched DNA samples collected from the scene.
After pleading guilty, Wagner was asked whether he wanted to apologize to the victim. To which, he replied ”I did what they say I did. Wagner then said he deserved to spend 23 years in prison and the rest of his life on probation after he is released, according to the release.
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