Daekwon Sample, Armed Robbery, North Carolina 2022
A Goldsboro man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in multiple armed robberies in North Carolina.
Daekwon Sample, 25, also known as 'Kwon,' was sentenced to 181 months in prison, five years of supervised release and more than $1,500 in financial restitution for charges associated with multiple successful and attempted armed robberies between August and September 2019.
Sample used fake ads on the online application OfferUp to lure victims to a location where they were robbed and assaulted. On October 19, 2022, Sample pled guilty to the firearm and robbery charges.
The robberies occurred in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where Sample and his accomplices used fake online car ads to lure victims to a location where they robbed them at gunpoint.
According to court documents, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of an assault and robbery in August 2019. A couple contacted an unknown subject through OfferUp at a Mimosa Street residence in Goldsboro, with the intention of purchasing a vehicle.
The couple arrived at the location with their two minor children and the seller, later identified as Sample, and co-defendant Jaquan Melvin, robbed the victims at gunpoint of more than $1,300. Shots were fired at the feet of one of the victims before fleeing the scene.
Sample's accomplices, including Isaiah Kornegay and Jaquan Melvin, have also been sentenced for their roles in the robberies. Kornegay was sentenced to 97 months in custody, three years of supervised release and financial restitution, while Melvin was sentenced to 171 months in custody, five years of supervised release and financial restitution.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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