Dockery, Daudinot Charged

A brazen bank robbery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has led to the indictment of Javon Dockery, 29, and Bria Daudinot, 21, on charges of bank robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

The charges, filed on July 8, 2014, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, allege that Dockery and Daudinot robbed the 16th Avenue branch of the US Bank in Cedar Rapids on or about June 26, 2014. The indictment also alleges that Dockery possessed and brandished a firearm in furtherance of the robbery.

The consequences of a conviction are severe: if found guilty on all charges, Dockery faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, a $200 special assessment, and up to 5 years on supervised release following any imprisonment. Daudinot, on the other hand, faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and up to 3 years on supervised release following any imprisonment.

Dockery and Daudinot made their initial appearance in federal court in Cedar Rapids on July 22, 2014, and Daudinot appeared for a detention hearing on July 24, 2014. Both were held without bond, and their next appearance for trial is set for September 22, 2014.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl, with the case file number CR 14-68. The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement to holding perpetrators of violent crimes accountable for their actions.

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