Shermaine Maurice Hammond, Possession of Ammunition, North Carolina 2022

A 26-year-old Durham gang member was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing ammunition in connection with a shooting that occurred during a robbery.

Shermaine Maurice Hammond, also known as ‘Mizzle,’ was found guilty of possessing ammunition in connection with a shooting that occurred on March 15, 2020, outside a nightlife establishment on North Miami Boulevard in Durham, North Carolina.

According to court documents, Hammond was an active member of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods when he was arrested in April 2020. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Raleigh-Durham Safe Streets Task Force was investigating recent gang activity in Durham at the time.

On the night of the shooting, a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds lying in a parking lot. The victim reported that he had been at the adjacent nightlife establishment and was attacked after getting into a car with a woman.

Investigators reviewed video surveillance footage that showed Hammond inside the establishment and then walking toward the car prior to the incident. Additional footage showed Hammond pointing a gun at the victim as the victim backed away from him.

Hammond pleaded guilty to the federal charge on March 22, 2021, and was sentenced to 120 months in prison by United States District Judge Catherine C. Eagles. He is also charged in state court with assault with a deadly weapon and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the March 15, 2020 incident. Those charges are still pending.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, Hammond must serve three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by members of the Durham Police Department, FBI Raleigh-Durham Safe Streets Task Force, and the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.

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