STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Two men who carried out a violent robbery last year at an illegal smoke shop on Staten Island are headed to prison, in a case that the borough’s District Attorney says “embodies” an ongoing public safety hazard.

The defendants — Rayquan Douglas, 23, of the 200 block of Westwood Avenue in Castleton Corners, and Dustin Johns, 19, of the 200 block of Schmidts Lane in Castleton Corners — both pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree robbery in connection with the 2024 incident in West Brighton.

In exchange for his plea, Douglas is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 13 in state Supreme Court, St. George, to eight years in prison and five years post release supervision.

Johns is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 5 to six years incarceration and five years post release supervision

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