Three sentenced in plot to rob marijuana dealer in Radford (DOJ)

ROANOKE, Va. - Three men who plotted to rob a Radford, Virginia marijuana dealer in April 2025, and the man who they targeted to rob, were sentenced recently in U.S. District Court to federal prison time.

Trevion Trevor Johnson, 23, of Roanoke, was sentenced to 108 months. Dominick Latrell Anderson, 24, of Roanoke, was sentenced to 96 months. Sidney Elijah Schwartz, 23, of Elliston, Va., was sentenced to 48 months, and Robert Jason Leonard Jr., 48, of Fairlawn, Va., was sentenced to 36 months.

According to court documents, on April 17, 2025, Johnson, Anderson, and Schwartz entered the residence of Leonard with the intention of stealing his marijuana. To prepare for the robbery, Anderson obtained Leonard's contact information. The morning of the robbery, Anderson, using an alias, arranged with Leonard a transaction involving approximately one and one-half pounds of marijuana.

Leading up to the robbery, Anderson, Schwartz, and Johnson agreed upon their respective roles. Anderson would distract Leonard by feigning a payment transfer, Schwartz would seize the marijuana, and Johnson - who obtained a firearm from a juvenile accomplice earlier and agreed to wait in the getaway vehicle- would maintain control of Leonard to ensure the group's safe retreat.

On the night of the planned robbery, the three robbers entered the home, proceeded to the kitchen and began discussing the purported transaction with Leonard. During the encounter, Johnson suspected that Leonard's wife was armed, causing Johnson to brandish a 9mm pistol and aim it at Leonard's wife. A physical altercation ensued between Johnson and Leonard, during which Johnson discharged his firearm, shooting Leonard in the buttocks. Schwartz then grabbed a portion of the marijuana and the three men fled. As they fled, Leonard fired multiple rounds at the fleeing assailants, striking Schwartz in the back.

Anderson, Johnson, and the juvenile accomplice dropped Schwartz off at a hospital and divided the stolen marijuana among them.

First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives and the City of Radford Police Department investigated the case.