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Date: 08-27-2021
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Case Number: 2:19-cr-00269-JCM-EJY
Judge: James C. Mahan
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Clark County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Las Vegas, NV: armed robbery criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr. (28) and co-defendant Byron Joshua Jarell Porter (24) charged with conspiracy to commit a series of three armed robberies over a four-day period in September 2019.
Following a three-day trial, the jury found Braddock guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, three counts of interference with commerce by robbery, and three counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan presided over the trial and scheduled sentencing for December 3, 2021. Braddock faces the statutory maximum penalty of life imprisonment. For each count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, Braddock faces a mandatory minimum penalty of seven years in prison, which must be served consecutive to any other sentence.
Co-defendant Porter pleaded guilty in October 2020 and is awaiting sentencing.
Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI made the announcement.
This case was investigated by the FBI, Henderson Police Department, and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Clarkson and Brian Whang are prosecuting the case.
18:1951(a) - Conspiracy to Commit Interference with Commerce by Robbery
(1)
18:1951(a) - Interference with Commerce by Robbery; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(2)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) - Brandishing of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(3)
18:1951 - Interference with Commerce by Robbery; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(4)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) - Brandishing of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(5)
18:1951 - Interference with Commerce by Robbery; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(6)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) - Brandishing of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; 18:2 - Aiding and Abetting
(7)
Outcome: 08/25/2021 143 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS - Jury Trial - Day 3 as to Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr. held on 8/25/2021 before Judge James C. Mahan. Crtrm Administrator: NEV; AUSA: Brian Whang and Daniel Clarkson; Def Counsel: Jess Marchese, CJA & Adam Gill, CJA, with Thomas Moskal; Court Reporter: Samantha McNett; Time of Hearing: 9:16 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Courtroom: 6A.
Day 3 of the trial. Defendant is present in custody. Defendant Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr. (1) found GUILTY on Counts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 of the 1 Indictment. Court adjourns. Defendant is remanded to custody.
Sentencing and disposition set for 12/3/2021 at 10:00 AM in LV Courtroom 6A by videoconference before Judge James C. Mahan.
(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV) (Entered: 08/25/2021)
08/25/2021 145 JURY INSTRUCTIONS as to Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr (DRS) (Entered: 08/25/2021)
08/25/2021 147 Jury Verdict as to Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr. Defendant Guilty as to Counts 1 through 7. (DRS) (Entered: 08/25/2021)
08/25/2021 149 WITNESS LIST by Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr. (DRS) (Entered: 08/26/2021)
08/25/2021 150 EXHIBIT LIST as to Lesean Roger Dennis Braddock Jr (DRS) (Entered: 08/26/2021)
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