Norristown Man Found Guilty in Federal Court

Marc Viney faced federal charges in the 2011 robbery of Uptown's Roo House Tavern under the Hobbs Act.

Because a local bar sold beers brewed outside of Pennsylvania, the robbery of its safe in 2011 resulted in the case heading to federal court. According to the U.S. Justice Department, the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) "prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce." It is named after Congressman Sam Hobbs, of Alabama. According to Philly.com, Marc Viney, 34, of Norristown, was convicted in federal court last week. Viney reportedly followed an employee home from Uptown's Roo House Tavern on Willow Street in July of 2011, bound and gagged him, robbed him at gunpoint, and stole his keys, laptop and money. Viney then reportedly returned to the bar to rob its safe. Viney was found guilty of robbery, …

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Norristown Man Facing Federal Charges For Uptown's Roo House Tavern Robbery

Marc Viney is facing charges in federal court for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting and robbing the manager of Uptown's Roo House Tavern in July of 2011.

According to a release issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Marc Viney, reportedly with ties to both Norristown and Philadelphia, was charged Thursday, June 21, with robbery, criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime in connection with his role in the robbery of Uptown's Roo House Tavern in July of 2011. According to The Times Herald, at a preliminary hearing in August 2011, Roo House manager Roosevelt Haulcy II testified that he returned home to his apartment on DeKalb Street after closing the bar and was hit from behind and tied up at gunpoint by Viney and another attacker. Haulcy said the men drove him back to the bar where they allegedly stole over $3,000. …

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Witnesses Testify to Brutal 2009 Murders at Uptown’s Roo House Tavern

Witnesses from the scene of the crime recount the details of the shooting that left a man and women dead.