Joshua William Gray (Sarnia Police Photo)Joshua William Gray (Sarnia Police Photo)
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Drugstore Robber Gets Eight Years

A 37-year-old Sarnia man with a drug problem has been sentenced to a lengthy penitentiary term for robbing a Sarnia pharmacy at knifepoint.

Joshua William Gray was handed an eight-year prison term Thursday, after previously pleading guilty to the August 2017 robbery of Northgate Pharmacy.

It was his fourth robbery conviction.

At about 4pm on August 22, a man armed with a large knife and wearing a black hoodie with a skeleton design covering his face, made off with cash and over 20 boxes of Fentanyl.

The suspect fled in a stolen pick-up truck but was arrested August 31 in London.

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