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Danville Man Gets 9 Years for Robbing Casey’s with Firearm

A Danville man has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for brandishing a firearm during a robbery of the Casey’s General Store in Danville. Courtland Rowell, Jr., 21, of the 900 block of Moore Street, pleaded guilty to obstruction of commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

At Rowell’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Colin S. Bruce sentenced Rowell to 30 months of imprisonment for the obstruction of commerce by robbery charge, and an additional 84 months for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Both sentences were ordered to be served consecutively.

The charges arose from a late-night robbery of the Casey’s General Store at 845 East Voorhees Street in Danville on June 3, 2019. Rowell and another individual entered the store wearing masks and dark clothing. Brandishing a firearm, Rowell ordered the store’s employees to comply while his partner cleared out the register.

Law enforcement was alerted to the robbery in progress and captured Rowell as he fled from the scene. Charges are still pending in the Central District of Illinois against another individual related to this offense.

U.S. Attorney Doug Quivey stated, ‘To help make our community safer, the United States Attorney’s Office remains fully vested in all of the pillars of project Safe Neighborhoods. We will continue to work with our law enforcement and State’s Attorney partners to prosecute the most deserving violent offenders in the proper forum while at the same time marshaling all available Department of Justice resources to promote the other three pillars.’

The Danville Police Department and Vermilion County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Freres represented the government in the prosecution in coordination with the Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office. Rowell was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim of the offense.