LOS ANGELES—A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Aug. 1 to participating in the daytime smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in which nearly $2.7 million worth of merchandise was stolen—and he dropped his cell phone at the scene.
Jimmy Lee Vernon III, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery—a federal Hobbs Act crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
