Darryl Damon Leach, Firearms Offense, North Carolina 2020

A Charlotte, North Carolina man is facing the consequences of his crimes after being sentenced to prison for a firearms offense.

Darryl Damon Leach, 36, was sentenced to 94 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred on March 5, 2020, at a Shell gas station located at 1125 Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. During the encounter, Leach produced a Hi-Point semiautomatic pistol and proceeded to punch the store clerk until the clerk fell to the ground.

Leach and a female witness then fled the scene. According to court records, Leach has two prior convictions of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, and Second Degree Kidnapping and Burglary convictions, making him prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Leach was arrested on March 14, 2020, and when law enforcement apprehended him, they recovered the firearm he used during the gas station incident. At the time of Leach’s arrest, he was with the same female witness who was with him during his encounter with the gas station clerk.

While on bond, Leach and an accomplice assaulted the female witness, in an attempt to intimidate and induce her to claim that the firearm seized from Leach belonged to her. Court records show that Leach and his accomplice viciously beat, punched, and put the witness in a headlock. As a result, the witness sustained extensive injuries and required medical attention.

The investigation was handled by the ATF and CMPD. Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor Stout of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.

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