Robbers Tied Up T-Mobile Employees, Stole Cell Phones, US Attorney Says

A fourth man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the armed robberies of cell phone thefts from T-Mobile stores in Linden and Woodbridge, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman’s office. 

Leonard Arlington, 27, of Roslyn Heights, N.Y., was arrested near his home charged with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robberies, one count of committing a Hobbs Act robbery and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.

Carl Williams, 29, and Eric Williams, 32, of Brooklyn, N.Y., were also charged with the same offenses. The two men are not related.

Terrell McQueen, 29, of Elizabeth, was charged with the same offenses and an additional count each of Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

On Oct. 2, Arrington entered the T-Mobile store in the Iselin section of Woodbridge with a gun, Fishman said. He and another man tied the employees in the back of the store and stole about 40 cell phones, Fishman said. The robbers then fled the scene with a getaway driver in a Land Rover, Fishman said.

On Sept. 20, Carl Williams and another man entered a T-Mobile store in a Linden shopping mall with a gun, tied up employees and stole about 50 to 60 cell phones, Fishman said. The two also fled the scene with a getaway driver in a Land Rover, Fishman said.

McQueen, Carl Williams and Eric Williams were arrested in connection with the robberies on Feb. 14.