OxyContin robber sentenced

Wed., March 10, 2010

The Spokesman-Review

A man who robbed two Spokane pharmacies of OxyContin last year was sentenced Tuesday to just over a year in prison. Dustin J. Rockstrom, 27, pleaded guilty in Spokane County Superior Court to two counts of second-degree robbery. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison and ordered to seek drug addiction treatment. Rockstrom wore a black wig when he robbed the Shopko at 4515 S. Regal St. on Aug. 24, then the Rite Aid across the street on Sept. 5. No weapon was displayed. Police found that wig when they raided an apartment rented by Rockstrom’s alleged getaway driver, Aaron M. Weyrauch, 28. Weyrauch is in jail awaiting trial.

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