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Date: 09-22-2022

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United States of America v. Kenyasia Edmond

Case Number: 1:21-cr-00056

Judge: Unassigned

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (Indiana County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Indianapolis, Indiana criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbery, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

During October 2020, investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation were investigating a string of armed robberies. The robberies were of Lyft drivers and were alleged to have been perpetrated by two young females. On October 22, 2020, Kenyasia Edmond, then 18 years old, and Taa’mya Alisa Womack, then 17 years old, of Indianapolis, hailed a Lyft to pick them up from the Glendale area of Indianapolis. When the Lyft arrived Edmond and Womack entered the back seat of the vehicle. During transit to their destination Edmond and Womack placed guns against the victim’s head and ordered her to stop the vehicle. Once the vehicle came to a stop, the victim and Edmond exited from the vehicle. Edmond pushed the victim to the ground, placed her foot on the victim’s back and ordered her not to move. Edmond and Womack then fled the area in the victim’s vehicle.

The victim ran to a nearby gas station and called the police. Later that evening investigators spotted a vehicle matching the description of the victim’s car. Investigators conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, which was occupied by Edmond, Womack, and a juvenile who was not involved in the carjacking. After confirming that the vehicle was stolen, officers ordered the three occupants to exit the vehicle. While placing Edmond under arrest, investigators heard what they believed to be a metallic object fall to the ground. A subsequent search of the area revealed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol.

During a search of the vehicle, investigators located the victim’s cell phone and other items belonging to the victim. In addition to those items, investigators located clothing which matched the description of the clothing the victim said the robbers wore.

Edmond was taken to IMPD headquarters where she waived her rights and agreed to be interviewed. During the interview Edmond informed investigators that she hailed the Lyft for the purpose of robbing the driver. While Edmond admitted that a firearm was used during the commission of the robbery and carjacking, she stated that it was Womack who wielded the weapon. Womack was prosecuted as an adult in Marion County courts.

Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and Herbert J. Stapleton, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis Field Office, made the announcement.

FBI investigated the case and IMPD provided valuable assistance. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. As part of the sentence, Judge Pratt ordered that Edmond be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years following her release from federal prison.

U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Lawrence D. Hilton who prosecuted this case.

Outcome: JUDGMENT as to KENYASIA EDMOND (1) - Defendant plead guilty to Counts 1-3. IMPRISONMENT: One month on each of Counts 1 and 2, to be served concurrently, and 84 months on Count 3, to be served consecutively, for a total of 85 months. The Court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: Placement at a facility close to Indianapolis, Indiana; mental health evaluation and treatment; substance abuse evaluation and treatment; the Foundation Program; Female Integrated Treatment; and the Resolve Program. SUPERVISED RELEASE: 3 years on each of Counts 1, 2, and 3, to be served concurrently. SA Fee: $300. FINE: $500. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 9/23/2022. Electronic notice to USM-C.(RSF) (Entered: 09/24/2022)

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