A Florida woman was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for attempted Hobbs Act robbery after pleading guilty in November 2023.
According to investigators, on April 21, 2023, Jennifer Scee, 48, of St. Lucie County, Florida, entered a pharmacy in Port St. Lucie, approached a pharmacy associate who was behind the counter, and demanded Dilaudid, a brand name for hydromorphone, an opioid.
When the associate asked Scee for her prescription, Scee displayed a weapon while she continued to demand the medication.
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When the associate told Scee that she did not have any Dilaudid, Scee jumped over the counter and pointed the weapon at the associate’s chest.
Scee fled the scene after the associate started yelling and banging on the counter.
Port St. Lucie Police Department officers obtained video surveillance from the plaza where the pharmacy is located, which shows Scee wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, black leggings, a black hat covering, and a surgical mask covering her face, entering and fleeing the pharmacy on foot.
Later, law enforcement officers also obtained surveillance footage showing a 2001 – 2005 Honda Civic Coupe with a sunroof and dark tinted windows pulling into the parking lot at the nearby plaza shortly before the robbery and leaving the parking lot shortly after the robbery.
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Law enforcement officers confirmed that a 2004 Honda Civic Coupe was registered to Scee in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Later, law enforcement arrested Scee at her residence in Port St. Lucie.
FBI Miami and PSLPD investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Porter prosecuted it.
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