Bangor, Maine: An
Augusta man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Bangor to four counts
of interfering with commerce by robbery, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank
announced.
According to court records, on February 25, 2019, and on
July 17, 20 and 23, 2019, Barry Grant, Jr., 38, robbed four different Augusta
businesses at knife point. On each occasion he fled the scene with cash from
the register. Grant was arrested by Augusta Police while fleeing the July 23
robbery.
Grant faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and
three years of supervised release for each count. He will be sentenced after
the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation
Office.
The Augusta Police Department and the FBI investigated the
case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the
centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN
is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the
most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive
solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement
efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based
prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. For more
information about PSN please visit www.justice.gov/psn.
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