Earnest Franklin Evans, Marijuana Robbery, Oregon 2021
A 17-year prison sentence has been handed down to a Portland man convicted of shooting and robbing two illicit marijuana dealers.
Earnest Franklin Evans, also known as Ladarius Franklin Bolds, was convicted of robbery and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and drug trafficking crime.
The crime took place on August 3, 2017, when an associate of Evans set up a ruse to purchase 10 pounds of marijuana from two local illicit marijuana dealers.
Evans and a second associate came out from behind the corner of a building with guns drawn, and Evans shot one of the marijuana dealers in the arm and the second in the back as he was fleeing.
On May 11, 2021, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a two-count superseding indictment charging Evans with robbery and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and drug trafficking crime.
Earnest Franklin Evans, 34, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Oregon. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon's violent crime reduction efforts.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the FBI. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter D. Sax and Jeffrey S. Sweet.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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