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Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds
Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds Two men in the DMV who have a lengthy rap sheet in Maryland and Virginia will spend time in prison following the armed robbery of a Chantilly check-cashing business, federal authorities announced this week. In November 2023, Chester Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Al Gibran Taylor, 42, of Reston walked into the store with the intention of robbing it of cash, which had previously been scoped out by the Maryland resident.  During that robbery, prosecutors say that Lewis was armed with a .223/5.56 mm caliber semi-automatic rifle, which he pointed at customers and ordered them to pu…
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds
Police Imposters Convicted Of Abductions, Torture Of Victims In Maryland: Feds Two Baltimore County men who posed as police officers to abduct and torture their victims as part of a larger robbery conspiracy have been convicted following a three-week trial, federal authorities announced. Dennis Allen Hairston, 34, of Windsor Mill, and 33-year-old Rosedale resident Donte Davon Stanley are facing a lifetime in prison after being found guilty of kidnapping and other offenses. Prosecutors say that between May 2021 and August 2021, Hairston and Stanley were part of a group that planned and organized the kidnapping of three people, two of whom worked at check cashing busine…