Travon Roary, Armed Robberies, North Carolina 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Travon Roary, 37, of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for committing two armed robberies in North Carolina. Roary was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney on [date] to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

According to court documents and court proceedings, on November 24, 2021, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers responded to a 911 call for an armed robbery at Bowl 77 Arcade located at 2301 Westinghouse Blvd. in Charlotte. The arcade employee told the officers that Roary had pointed a firearm at her and proceeded to take cash from the store’s registers.

A few days later, on November 28, 2021, CMPD officers responded to a 911 call for an armed robbery at Z’s Tobacco & Vape store located at 8424 Old Statesville Road in Charlotte. The store employee told officers that two men had walked into the store. One of them, later identified as Roary, asked the store clerk if he could buy a cigarette. Court records show that Roary then came behind the counter, pulled out a black handgun, and pointed it at the victim as the victim was trying to walk away. Roary told the victim not to run or Roary would shoot him.

Roary has a history of violent crime, with previous state convictions for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, second-degree kidnapping, second-degree burglary, and assault by strangulation. On December 8, 2022, Roary pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, also referred to as Hobbs Act robbery.

U.S. Attorney King credited today’s sentence to the investigative efforts of the FBI and CMPD. Assistant United States Attorney David Kelly of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.

Roary is currently in federal custody. He will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation of a federal facility. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney.

The case serves as a reminder that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to prioritize the prosecution of violent crimes and the enforcement of federal laws in the Western District of North Carolina.

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