Demar A. Brown, 38, a resident of Paterson, New Jersey and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy and transportation of stolen property, taken during a series of burglaries committed in Maryland and Georgia.
Brown was convicted by a federal jury on September 16, 2021, after a 10-day trial for his role in the series of home burglaries.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; and Chief Melissa R. Hyatt of the Baltimore County Police Department.
According to the evidence presented at the trial, from November 29, 2017, through January 26, 2018, Brown, and co-defendants Jashon Fields and Kamar Beckles participated in a series of break-ins at residences in Baltimore County, Maryland and Milton, Georgia, in order to steal property, including cash, foreign currency, safes, jewelry, designer purses, bags, and clothing, personal electronics, collectibles, personal identity documents, and items of sentimental value, such as historical medals, rare coins, and other memorabilia.
The defendants intended to sell the stolen property out-of-state for cash. Witnesses at trial testified that the defendants wore masks and gloves during the break-ins and communicated with each other using two-way radios and mobile phones.
On January 26, 2018, the defendants were arrested near two residences that had recently been burglarized. Brown was arrested after officers responding to the burglary noticed a dark green Ford Explorer with North Carolina tags traveling slowly down the street. The vehicle was identical to a suspect vehicle seen in surveillance footage from some of the earlier burglaries.
A search of each defendant resulted in the discovery of hotel key cards, a breakfast ticket from the same hotel as the key cards, as well as $1,000 that one defendant possessed in his sock. Search warrants executed on the two hotel rooms resulted in the recovery of jewelry stolen from a residence, property from homes burglarized in Milton, Georgia, as well as property from homes burglarized in Baltimore County on December 29, 2017, January 9, 2018, and January 10, 2018. In the second room, they located, among other things, Fields’ license, mail in the name of Beckles, and various phones.
The evidence at trial showed that Brown, Fields, and Beckles rented hotel rooms in Maryland where they would store the proceeds of the burglaries they committed. Brown and Beckles transported the stolen property outside Maryland, including to two residences to which Brown had access in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant: Demar A. Brown
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy and Transportation of Stolen Property
City and State: Baltimore, Maryland
Arrest Date: January 26, 2018
Sentence: 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $2500 in loose change
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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