Three of the suspects charged in the high-profile robbery at Il Pastaio on March 4 have pleaded guilty. Khai McGhee, 18, Malik Lamont Powell, 20, and Marquise Anthony Gardon, 30, have all pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery and one count of possession and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Two other suspects in the crime remain at large. The development comes as another armed robbery took place within the Business Triangle on Sept. 22.
The three men involved in the Il Pastaio robbery are identified by law enforcement as members of the Rollin’ 30s Harlem Crips street gang. According to an affidavit filed by an FBI special agent in support of the charges, Powell’s car was used as the getaway vehicle. The affidavit states that a fourth accomplice surveyed the area around the Business Triangle before the group singled out Shy Belhassen and the Richard Mille watch on his wrist.
