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LEWISTON — A federal jury on Monday convicted a pair from Lewiston on charges stemming from a 2014 burglary in Minot.

Kourtney Williams, 26, and Victor Lara Jr., 33, were convicted following a jury trial in U.S. District Court of robbery conspiracy and using a firearm during a crime of violence. Williams was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Both were found not guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.

According to court records, on Aug. 2, 2014, at about 11 p.m., Lara, Williams and a third suspect, Ismael Douglas, broke into a home on Garfield Road in Minot, intending to steal drugs and money from the residents. Williams was armed with a handgun, according to court records, and Lara was armed with a crowbar.

Lara and Williams face up to 20 years in prison on the robbery charge, an additional term of seven years to life on the use of a firearm charge and a $250,000 fine on each count. In addition, Williams faces an enhanced sentence as an armed career criminal of 15 years to life on the firearm possession charge and a $250,000 fine.

The pair will be sentenced after the completion of a pre-sentencing investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. Last month, Douglas pleaded guilty to robbery conspiracy and using a firearm during a crime of violence and also awaits sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by Maine State Police, the Lewiston and Auburn police departments, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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