Memphis Man Convicted in Dual Family Dollar Robberies

A Memphis man was found guilty after a week-long federal trial for executing two armed robberies at Family Dollar stores in 2018. Kewan Callicutt, 34, used a silver and black semiautomatic handgun to terrorize employees and steal cash, leaving a trail of fear—and a GPS tracker—that led investigators straight to his door.

On June 11, 2018, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Callicutt and his girlfriend, Nitika Wilkerson, 35, stormed the Family Dollar at 4330 Winchester Road. Dressed in a fake beard, Army hat, blue FedEx hoodie, white sunglasses, and blue pants, Callicutt brandished the firearm and forced employees to hand over $738.74. The pair fled on foot, but not before surveillance cameras captured every move.

Less than six weeks later, Callicutt struck again. On July 22, 2018, at 9:50 p.m., he entered the Family Dollar at 3255 Hickory Hill Road, again wearing a fake beard, Army hat, sunglasses, and a plaid shirt. He pointed the same silver and black semiautomatic handgun at workers and emptied the registers. But this time, he unknowingly grabbed a GPS tracking device hidden in the stolen cash.

Within hours, Memphis Police Communications received live location pings from the tracker, leading directly to 5391 Newberry Road. Officers arrived to find a black Mazda M26 backed into the driveway, headlights blazing. As law enforcement approached, Callicutt opened the passenger door and bolted on foot. Wilkerson, left behind in the vehicle, was arrested and later pleaded guilty to both robberies on February 7, 2019. She is scheduled for sentencing on June 19, 2019.

Callicutt now faces the full weight of federal justice. Sentencing is set for July 19, 2019, before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris. He could receive up to 20 years for each robbery, plus a mandatory minimum of 14 years for brandishing a firearm during each violent crime—stacked consecutively, that’s potentially decades behind bars.

“Robberies of businesses with a firearm are especially dangerous and violent due to the high risk of death and serious bodily injury to innocent victims,” said U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant. “As demonstrated in this case, we will not tolerate this senseless gun violence and will use all available resources to remove dangerous offenders from our communities for a very long time.” The FBI Safe Streets Task Force led the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Hartridge is prosecuting the case.

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