January 26, 2010 - An indictment was filed today against John Gassew charging him with two Hobbs Act robberies and two counts of carrying and using a firearm during a crime of violence stemming from two gunpoint robberies in October 2009, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy. According to the indictment, on October 26, 2009, Gassew robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store, located at 2634 Bridge Street, Philadelphia, of approximately $263 worth of cigarettes and $306 in cash. The indictment further alleges that on October 28, 2009, Gassew robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store, located at 8101 Oxford Avenue, Philadelphia, of approximately $4,854 worth of cigarettes and $140 in cash.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANT
NAME: John Gassew
ADDRESS: Philadelphia, PA
AGE OR YEAR OF BIRTH: 23
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of seven years' imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment for the first firearm offense, and a mandatory minimum of 25 years' imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment for the second firearm offense.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ewald Zittlau.
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