HOUSTON — A jury wasted no time convicting 24-year-old Trent Davis of the violent armed robbery of a Capital One Bank branch on Sam Houston South, marking the end of a brazen heist that blew up—literally—in his face. After just two days of trial and barely an hour of deliberation, federal jurors found Davis guilty of bank robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence. The April 2016 robbery, carried out with co-defendant Derrick Muhammad, 28, both of Houston, left tellers shaken and evidence splattered in pink dye.
Davis and Muhammad stormed the bank at 1514 West Sam Houston South on April 26, 2016. Davis vaulted over the counter, flashed a pink handgun at the lead teller, and ordered him to open the vault. When they fled, two dye packs concealed in the stolen cash detonated inside the getaway vehicle—a car registered to Davis’s sister. A witness in a neighboring building snapped photos as the suspects bolted from the bank and the bag erupted in a cloud of red dye, sealing their trail with forensic confetti.
During trial, an FBI chemist confirmed the presence of dye pack residue in the sister’s car—chemicals exclusively used in bank security systems. The lead teller testified he was forced to empty the vault while staring down the barrel of a pink gun. Both suspects wore hoodies, but the color of the weapon burned into his memory. Davis was arrested a month later in possession of that same pink gun—now spray-painted black in a futile attempt to hide it.
Two jailhouse informants took the stand, each claiming Davis confessed to the robbery behind bars. They said he admitted using his sister’s car and painting the pink gun to avoid detection. Even more damning: Derrick Muhammad, who already pleaded guilty and is set for sentencing in March 2017, testified against Davis, detailing the planning, execution, and chaotic escape from the bank.
U.S. District Judge David Hittner, who presided over the trial, scheduled Davis’s sentencing for April 19, 2017. He now faces up to 25 years in federal prison for the bank robbery, plus an additional seven years for using a firearm during a violent crime—a sentence that must run consecutively, ensuring Davis will spend decades behind bars.
The FBI Violent Crime Task Force led the investigation, with support from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Houston Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Celia Moyer and Jill Stotts prosecuted the case, delivering a swift conviction in a crime that combined greed, violence, and a fatal flaw: a bright pink gun no amount of paint could erase from memory.
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- State: Texas
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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