On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, a Johnson County jury delivered a guilty verdict for 39-year-old Joseph Dan Fuller of Cleburne for the robbery that took place at Brookshire’s in Joshua back in December 2022. Fuller faced an enhanced robbery charge due to assaulting a store employee, a first-degree felony. As a result, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison. The Joshua Police Department led the investigation into the case.
The robbery occurred on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at around 9:15 pm when Fuller entered Brookshire’s, attacked a teenage cashier, and stole cash from the register before fleeing the scene on foot. Fuller, who stands at 6'1" and weighs 330 lbs, physically assaulted by brutally beating the 16-year-old employee.