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Five Indicted in Armed Robbery Conspiracy
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging five men in connection with a series of armed robberies, including an armored car robbery and a carjacking in which a victim was shot.
The indictment alleges that between October 26 and December 11, 2012, the defendants planned and organized armed robberies and other crimes of violence, used stolen vehicles in the commission of the crimes and attempted to conceal their identities.
The indictment charges Tonnie Floyd, age 21, Marcellus Ramone Freeman, a/k/a Derrick Relando Pitts, age 22, Anthony Terrell Cannon, age 23, Keith Willie Reed, age 23, and Tobias Richard Dyer, age 21, with conspiracy and various crimes related to the robberies.
The indictment alleges that on October 26, 2012, Floyd, Freeman and Cannon robbed a Garda employee at gunpoint outside a store in the 1300 block of University Boulevard in Takoma Park, shooting a gun and fleeing in a stolen vehicle, but being unable to escape when the car was disabled.
They allegedly carjacked another vehicle, shooting the driver, and set the vehicle on fire before continuing their escape into Washington, D.C.
The defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the conspiracy and for each count of armed robbery, a maximum of life in prison for using, carrying and discharging a weapon during a crime of violence, and a maximum of 10 years in prison for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.
Floyd, Freeman and Cannon also face a maximum of 25 years in prison for carjacking.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt. The defendants are detained pending trial, with initial appearances scheduled for Freeman on April 16, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the FBI Cross Border Task Force and the Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, Metropolitan Police, and Takoma Park Police Departments for their work in the investigation.
Assistant United States Attorneys William D. Moomau and Steven E. Swaney are prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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