Darius Carter, Armed Robbery, Massachusetts 2019

BOSTON, Massachusetts - A brazen armed robbery turned violent when a 28-year-old Boston man fired at police officers as he fled the scene of a T-Mobile store in Brockton in January 2019.

Darius Carter, 28, pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, discharging, brandishing, using and carrying a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

According to charging documents, Carter and his co-defendants entered the T-Mobile store on the evening of January 2019, carrying a semi-automatic firearm. They pointed the gun at the store manager and demanded cash and electronics. Carter struck the store manager in the head with the firearm and stole approximately $25,000 in cash and electronics.

The men fled the scene in a getaway vehicle driven by Diovanni Carter, who was later apprehended in March 2019. A high-speed chase ensued, reaching speeds of over 70 mph in residential neighborhoods. During the chase, Carter and his co-defendant, Stephan Rosser-Stewart, fired eight rounds at the pursuing police cruisers.

Carter and his co-defendants were prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition due to prior criminal convictions. The charge of interference with commerce by robbery carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for July 20, 2021. This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer.

Darius Carter and his co-defendants were charged in March 2019. Diovanni Carter was convicted by a federal jury and sentenced to 270 months in prison in September 2020. Rosser-Stewart has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-pleads-guilty-armed-robbery-brockton-cell-phone-store