Kevin Howard, Armed Robbery, Texas 2016

Dallas, Texas - Kevin Howard, a 24-year-old Dallas man, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of five 7-Eleven/RaceTrac stores in Dallas in October 2014, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

On October 24, 2014, and into the early morning hours of October 25, 2014, Howard and his accomplice, Jerry Ware, committed five armed robberies at the following locations:

• October 24, 2014, 11:51 p.m. - 7-Eleven store at 2223 S. Beckley
• October 25, 2014, 12:10 a.m. - RaceTrac store at 8124 Forest Lane
• October 25, 2014, 12:35 a.m. - 7-Eleven store at 9320 Skillman
• October 25, 2014, 12:50 a.m. - 7-Eleven store at 10340 Forest Lane
• October 25, 2014, 1:20 a.m. - 7-Eleven store at 14801 Coit Road

Howard admitted that he and Ware committed these robberies in essentially the same manner, including Ware’s use and brandishing of a loaded firearm to threaten and force the store clerks to comply with his demands, while Howard stayed in the car as the getaway driver.

Howard also admitted that after this robbery spree, on October 28, 2014, he, on his own, committed the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven store at 10340 Forest Lane - the same store he and Ware robbed on October 25, 2014. Howard entered the store, brandished a loaded firearm, and demanded the cash-register money from the clerk.

Minutes after the robbery, officers with the Dallas Police Department identified and arrested him. Inside the car, pursuant to a search warrant, law enforcement found the clothing Howard used in the robbery and the firearm, a loaded, chrome-colored Jimenez Arms, Model JA Nine, 9mm pistol.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Dallas Police Department. Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa J. Dunn prosecuted the case.

Defendant: Kevin Howard

Criminal Charges: One count of using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence

City and State: Dallas, Texas

Date: April 2016 (plea), October 2014 (crime), and April 2016 (sentencing)

Sentence: 300 months (25 years) in federal prison

Defendant's Age: 24

Co-defendant: Jerry Ware

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/serial-armed-robber-sentenced-25-years-federal-prison