Arthur Allen, Jr., Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, Iowa 2011

A former Davenport man has been sentenced to 240 months in prison for his role in a 2011 home invasion robbery that led to the death of a 20-year-old man.

Arthur Allen, Jr., 25, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced on November 20, 2014, by Chief United States District Judge James E. Gritzner for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, section 1951.

On October 17, 2011, Allen, Jr. and co-conspirators Warren, Hodges, and Alexander Hubbard, Sr. planned a robbery of money, marijuana, and other items of value from Hubbard's residence on West 17th Street in Davenport, Iowa.

The conspirators sought and obtained two handguns, including a 9mm handgun, for use in the robbery. At approximately 12:30 p.m., Hodges entered Hubbard's residence to make a purchase of marijuana, while Allen, Jr. and Warren waited outside.

Upon exiting Hubbard's residence, Hodges left the entry door open and alerted Allen, Jr. and Warren that Hubbard was in his residence and conducting marijuana sales. Allen, Jr. and Warren then burst into Hubbard's residence to complete the robbery, both armed with loaded handguns.

Multiple shots were fired, and Demetrius Lewis, Jr., Hubbard's younger cousin, sustained a single 9mm gunshot wound to the abdomen. Hubbard, who had retrieved his .40 caliber handgun, fired at an intruder, striking Warren in the abdomen. Allen, Jr. and Warren fled on foot through the neighborhood, and Hodges dropped Warren off near Genesis West Hospital in Davenport.

Demetrius Lewis, Jr. was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later. On October 23, 2014, Louis Warren, Jr., 28, and John Louis Hodges, 32, both formerly of Davenport, Iowa, were sentenced for attempted interference with commerce by robbery, with Warren receiving 168 months in prison and Hodges receiving 192 months in prison.

Hubbard pled guilty in 2012 to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and was sentenced to 96 months' imprisonment. The case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/former-davenport-man-sentenced-2011-home-invasion-robbery