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Description: Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Rashawn Perkins, 28, wore a ski mask and brandished a firearm while committing four robberies in five weeks. The evidence established that Perkins robbed a 7-Eleven on December 30, 2021 and a Sunoco on January 19, 2022. The evidence further proved that on February 5, 2022, Perkins returned to both locations and robbed them at gunpoint again. Body-worn camera footage showed that when detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau executed a search warrant at Perkins’ residence, Perkins – who had previously been convicted of three felony offenses – threw a firearm out of his bedroom window. Evidence at the trial established that this was the same firearm Perkins used to commit several of the robberies.

Perkins faces a mandatory minimum of 28 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment when sentenced on January 12, 2023. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office Criminal Division; and Kevin Davis, Fairfax County Chief of Police, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff accepted the verdict.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys John C. Blanchard and Nicholas J. Patterson are prosecuting the case.

This matter was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Safe Streets Violent Crime Task Force, which is composed of Special Agents and detectives from law enforcement agencies within Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. The task force concentrates on investigating violent crimes and criminal threats within the Capital Region.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney.

18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(1)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(2)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(3)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(4)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(5)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(6)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(7)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(8)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(9)
18:922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person FORFEITURE
(10)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(11)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(12)
18:1951(a) Interference with Commerce by Robbery FORFEITURE
(13)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence FORFEITURE
(14)
18:922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person FORFEITURE
(15-16)

Outcome: 09/22/2022 57 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff:Jury Trial as to Rashawn Tyriq Perkins held on 9/22/2022. Appearances as previous. Jury excused to continue deliberations at 9:32 am. Jury instructions reviewed with Jury regarding Jury Note #2. Jurors excused to continue deliberations at 1:05 p.m. Jury instructions reviewed with jury regarding Jury Note #3. Jury instructed to fill out verdict form as rendered. Jury Verdict filed in open court. Jury Polled and Excused at 4:49 p.m. Admitted exhibits returned to Government. Counts 1-5 - No Verdict Reached; Counts 6-16- Guilty. Sentencing set for 1/12/2023 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 600 before District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff. PSIR Ordered. Defendant remanded to the custody of the USMS.(Court Reporter D. Salters.)(lcre, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/23/2022: # 1 Govt's Exhibit List, # 2 Govt's Witness List, # 3 Deft's Witness List) (lcre, ). (Entered: 09/22/2022)
09/22/2022 58 JURY VERDICT as to Rashawn Tyriq Perkins (1) Guilty on Count 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15-16. (lcre, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/23/2022: # 1 Jury Verdict (Unredacted)) (lcre, ). (Entered: 09/23/2022)
09/22/2022 59 Joint Trial Exhibit Certificate of Review as to Rashawn Tyriq Perkins (lcre, ) (Entered: 09/23/2022)

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