Durrell Davenport, Armed Robbery, Pennsylvania 2018

SCRANTON, PA – A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in two armed robberies of gas stations in Scranton.

Durrell Davenport, of Scranton, pleaded guilty to the charge of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in connection with the armed robbery of the EFuel gas station, located on Pittston Avenue in Scranton, on June 8, 2017.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Davenport previously pleaded guilty to the charge of interference with commerce by armed robbery, in connection with the robbery of the Sunoco gas station, located on South Main Avenue in Scranton, which occurred on June 20, 2017.

During the EFuel robbery, approximately $266 and several packs of cigarettes were taken. In the Sunoco robbery, approximately $312 and several packs of cigarettes were taken.

Davenport was indicted by a grand jury for both robberies in November 2017. A co-conspirator, Amod Phillips, age 28, of Scranton, was also indicted by the grand jury for the armed robbery of the Efuel gas station and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.

The investigation was conducted by the Scranton Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. O’Hara prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals.

Davenport was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion on August 8, 2018. He will also serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.

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