United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced to 339 months in federal prison for three counts of pharmacy robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

According to court documents, from October to December 2020, Atseko Factor, 40, and co-defendant Andre Dupree Jack, 41, robbed three pharmacies at gunpoint in Luling, Pleasanton and Seguin. During the robberies, Factor and Jack pointed firearms at the employees, bound them with zip ties, and stole more than $43,000 worth of controlled substances, along with cash, pharmaceuticals and merchandise.

Factor pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 10. In addition to imprisonment, Factor was ordered to pay approximately $47,000 in restitution. 

Jack pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit pharmacy robbery and four counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence on March 21. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 16, 2025. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case along with the Pleasanton, Seguin, and Luling Police Departments.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian Nowinski and John Fedock prosecuted the case.