Date: 08-18-2024

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United States of America v. Leonard Hatten, Jr.

Case Number: 8:20-cr-00036

Judge: Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.

Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (Douglas County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Omaha

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On October 10, 2019, Hatten, with the assistance of codefendants Spencer Allen Scott and Donovan Shaw, robbed at gunpoint employees of a Family Dollar Store in Omaha, Nebraska, taking money and cigarettes. On October 24, Hatten and Scott, who were both armed, robbed a Domino's Pizza in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hatten and Scott held a delivery driver at gunpoint during the robbery. Hatten also grabbed the manager by the throat, threw her under the desk in the office, pointed the gun at her head, and demanded that she show him the money. Hatten and Scott took $1,200 in cash. On October 29, Hatten, with Scott's assistance, robbed at gunpoint a store clerk at a Kwik Shop in Omaha, Nebraska. On November 2, Hatten, acting alone, committed another armed robbery at a Tobacco Hut in Council Bluffs, Iowa. During that robbery, Hatten pointed a gun toward the pregnant clerk's stomach and struck her on her backside. Hatten also turned the gun on a male clerk, who then opened the registers. In addition to these crimes, Hatten's codefendants committed several other armed robberies without Hatten's assistance.

Outcome: Defendant was found guilty on counts I, II, III, VI and VII of the Second Superseding Indictment after a plea of not guilty and is committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 100 months on Counts I, II and VI to be served concurrently; 7 years on Count III to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed on Counts I, II, VI and VII and 7 years on Count VII to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed on Counts I, II, III and VI (for a total of 268 months); 3 years supervised release on Counts I, II and VI to run concurrently and 5 years on Counts III and VII to run concurrently (for a total of 5 years); $500 Special Assessment; $1,540.00 restitution joint and several in case 8:20cr36 with co-defendants Spencer Allen Scott and Donavan Shaw.

Affirmed

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