Memphis, TN –Demarius Jones, 39, has been sentenced to 141
months in federal prison for committing robbery affecting interstate commerce
and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime
of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
According to information presented in court, on May 31,
2018, at 5:00pm, Jones entered O’Reilly Auto Parts on Lamar Ave., pretending to
be a customer. Jones asked the store clerk for a brake caliper and rotors for a
Dodge Avenger. When the clerk produced the parts, Jones tried to forcibly take
the items without paying. He struggled with the employee and ran out of the
store empty handed.
On the same day, about two hours later, Jones returned to
the same O'Reilly Auto Parts location, this time armed with a firearm. Jones
pointed the gun at the store employees and demanded cash from the registers as
well as the brake caliper and rotors he attempted to steal earlier. In total,
Jones received $569.55 in cash and auto parts. The robbery was captured on
video surveillance.
On November 1, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Mark S.
Norris sentenced Jones to 141 months in federal prison followed by 3 years
supervised release. Jones previously pled guilty in federal court to both
counts on July 30, 2019. There is no parole in the federal system.
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said: "Business
owners have a fundamental right to be safe from armed robbers who terrorize our
communities with their lawlessness. The senselessness of gun violence has a
long lasting effect on victims of armed robbery, and we will no longer allow
gun crime to rule our streets. This 11-year sentence sends a clear message that
there will always be a reckoning, a real and significant consequence, for the
commission of violent crimes."
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task
Force and the Memphis Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Raney Irwin prosecuted this case on
behalf of the government.
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