Isaiah L. Holland, Robbery and Firearms Charges, Illinois 2025

Two Peoria men have been put behind bars for their roles in a brazen armed robbery and firearm charges. Isaiah L. Holland, 29, and Tyrone Anthony Curtis, 23, were sentenced to federal prison on February 14, 2025, after pleading guilty to federal robbery and firearm offenses.

Holland was found guilty of committing a robbery involving United States currency and using a firearm during a crime of violence. He was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for the robbery and 84 months’ imprisonment for the firearms offense. The judge ordered that the sentences be served consecutively for a total of 96 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

Curtis, on the other hand, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. He was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The government presented evidence that Holland robbed another individual at gunpoint during an arranged sale of handguns and two machinegun conversion devices. Curtis set up the sale.

During the transaction, Holland pulled a firearm from his backpack, racked the firearm, and robbed the would-be buyer of the $4,100 that was intended as payment for the weapons, in addition to taking that person’s wallet and car keys. Holland and Curtis were later stopped by law enforcement and found with two loaded pistols – a Glock Model 19 and a Canik Model TP9SA.

The statutory maximum penalties for a robbery involving United States currency are not more than 25 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence carries a sentence of seven years to life imprisonment, to be served consecutively to the sentence for the violent crime. A term of supervised release of up to five years may be imposed on each of those counts.

The Peoria Area Federal Firearms Task Force, comprised of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Peoria Police Department; the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department; the Illinois Department of Corrections; and the Illinois State Police investigated the case.

The case against Holland and Curtis is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

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