Marvin Rashaad Cummings, Armed Robbery, North Carolina 2025

Raleigh, North Carolina – Marvin Rashaad Cummings, a 34-year-old man, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in several Raleigh drug store robberies.

Cummings pled guilty to the charges on December 4, 2024, and was subsequently sentenced on April 16, 2025, to 25 years in prison for Hobbs Act Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.

According to court documents and information presented in court, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) responded to a robbery at a CVS store on New Bern Avenue on December 29, 2022. Witnesses reported that a black male wearing a gray hoodie and a black mask approached the register to buy a pack of gum.

The suspect then led the clerk upstairs to the store’s safe and stole a large sum of money from the safe that had a tracker attached to it. RPD tracked the money to a red sedan parked near the CVS. Cummings was in the driver’s seat wearing clothing that matched the description of the robbery suspect and was in possession of a mask and handgun that matched the description given by witnesses.

Cummings admitted to participating in six robberies in the Raleigh and Knightdale areas over the prior month and using a real handgun during the commission of the crimes. Cummings has prior convictions for Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, bank robbery, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

The conviction is a result of the ongoing Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP) initiative, which is a collaborative effort with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, working with the community, to identify and address the most significant drivers of violent crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys John Newby and Sarah E. Nokes prosecuted the case, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Raleigh Police Department, and the Knightdale Police Department investigated the case.

The case is assigned to Case No. 5:23-cr-00319, and can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, or on PACER by searching for the case number.

Defendant: Marvin Rashaad Cummings, Age: 34, Charges: Hobbs Act Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, City: Raleigh, State: North Carolina, Date: April 16, 2025, Sentence: 25 years in prison.

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