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Evan Peek-Austin, 39, Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Robbery
A Landover man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in an armed robbery conspiracy that took place in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Evan Anthony Peek-Austin, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang for conspiring to commit the robbery of a drug dealer, using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and carjacking.
According to his plea agreement, Peek-Austin and his co-conspirators Shawn Delonte Allen and Joel Varela Linares entered the victim’s residence on April 11, 2014, and awaited his arrival.
As the victim arrived home, Allen approached him from behind and forced him at gunpoint into the residence. The robbers thought the victim was in possession of heroin imported from Guatemala or proceeds from heroin sales.
Peek-Austin, Allen, and Linares each had a handgun and threatened to kill the victim if he did not produce the drugs or drug proceeds. Allen brandished his gun while questioning the victim, and Linares placed a knife to the victim’s neck.
After the victim claimed he did not have drugs or drug proceeds, Linares placed a hot spoon on the victim’s wrists, and Allen struck him in the head with a handgun. The victim was eventually forced to drive his co-conspirators to a meeting location in Beltsville, Maryland, where they planned to meet with a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations.
However, the victim had arranged to meet with the agent, who was unaware of the robbery plot. When the agent arrived, the victim told him that Peek-Austin and his co-conspirators were going to kill him. The agent and the victim left, and Allen was apprehended by police after brandishing his gun.
Peek-Austin and Allen fled the meeting location in a Honda Prelude, but were pursued by law enforcement. They eventually ran away, and Peek-Austin was later caught after carjacking a pick-up truck and being trapped by a gate.
A subsequent search of the Honda Prelude recovered $5,000 in cash, a black ski mask, black hat, black pellet gun, black single strap backpack containing zip ties and white gloves, and a wallet containing Peek-Austin’s identification documents.
Shawn Delonte Allen, 40, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Joel Varela Linares, 25, of Washington, D.C., previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the robbery and are currently serving their sentences.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Prince George’s County Police Department.
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein praised the efforts of the investigators and law enforcement agencies involved in the case.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime|Armed Robbery
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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