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☷Three Indianapolis Men Facing Federal Charges for Eight Armed Cell Phone Store Robberies in Twenty Five Days
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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Three Indianapolis Men Facing Federal Charges for Eight Armed Cell Phone Store Robberies in Twenty - Five Days INDIANAPOLIS – On April 21 , 2022 , a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned a seventeen - count indictment charging Quintez Tucker , 18 , of Indianapolis , D’Maurah Bryant , 19 , of Indianapolis , and Robdarius Williams , 19 , of Indianapolis with conspiracy and multiple robbery and firearms offenses relating to a series of eight armed robberies committed over the course of twenty - five days . The indictment was unsealed today following the arrest of all the defendants . According to court documents , beginning on November 8 , 2021 , and continuing through December 3 , 2021 , Tucker , Bryant , Williams , and others , including at least two juveniles , committed eight armed robberies of cell phone stores in Indianapolis and Fishers . Tucker , Bryant , Williams , and others planned the robberies and decided what combination of individuals would commit the robbery . Upon entering the cell phone stores , the defendants brandished firearms and stole cell phones , cell phone accessories , and U . S . currency from the stores and their customers . The eight stores affected by the robberies were:Verizon: 11760 Olio Road , Fishers INT - Mobile: 1560 E . 86th Street , Indianapolis , INT - Mobile: 11725 Fox Road , Indianapolis , INAT&T: 4850 Southport Road , Indianapolis , INVerizon: 1950 Kessler Blvd . West Drive , Indianapolis , INT - Mobile: 1155 East Stop 11 Road , Indianapolis , INT - Mobile: 6929 W 38th Street , Indianapolis , INAT&T: 8855 South Emerson Avenue , Indianapolis , IN Each of the defendants is scheduled to make their initial appearance before a U . S . Magistrate Judge on Wednesday , April 27 , at 1:30 p . m . If convicted on the robbery charges , each faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment , three years supervised release , and a $250 , 000 fine , for each count . If convicted of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence , each faces a mandatory minimum of seven years up to life in prison , five years of supervised release , and a $250 , 000 fine , for each count . Actual sentences are determined by a federal district court judge and are typically less than the maximum penalties . Zachary A . Myers , U . S . Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana , and Herbert J . Stapleton , Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis Field Office made the announcement . The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case . The Fishers Police Department , the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department , and the Marion County Prosecutors Office also provided valuable assistance . U . S . Attorney Myers thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Lawrence D . Hilton and Kelsey Massa , who are prosecuting this case . This case was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods ( PSN ) , a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone . The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals , directing all U . S . Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal , state , local , and tribal law enforcement , and the local community to develop effective , locally based strategies to reduce violent crime . An indictment is merely an allegation , and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law .
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