Robber bought fare cards, movie tickets A man who allegedly bought batches of movie tickets and Metro fare cards with credit cards stolen from young women was convicted this week in connection with seven incidents in the District, the U.S. attorney's office said. Winston Jackson, 49, of the District would enter a bar, cafe or restaurant in the Gallery Place-Chinatown area of downtown, pick a target and find a way to be seated near her, the prosecutor's office said. He typically approached the woman from behind, while she was distracted, and took a wallet or purse, authorities said. Then, Jackson would go to the Gallery Place Metro station to buy batches of $20 fare cards or to a movie theater to buy 10 tickets, presumably for resale, the prosecutor's office said. The incidents occurred from last September to Jan. 24, authorities said. The prosecutor's office said surveillance footage in a restaurant helped identify Jackson as a suspect. Prosecutors said Jackson, also known as Winston Brown, was convicted in D.C. Superior Court of 23 charges of robbery, theft and credit card fraud.