235 months and 5 years supervised release
GREENSBORO, N.C. B A resident of Durham, North Carolina, was
sentenced in federal court in Greensboro on December 17, 2109, for robbery and
firearm offenses, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the
Middle District of North Carolina.
KEVIN JAMIE JENAVOUS MALONE, age 25, was sentenced to a 235
month term of imprisonment by United States District Judge William L. Osteen,
Jr. In addition to prison time, MALONE was ordered to pay $33,200 in
restitution and a $400 special assessment, and to serve five years of
supervised release. MALONE pleaded guilty on September 3, 2019, to three counts
of interfering with commerce by robbery (Hobbs robbery) and one count of
brandishing a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence.
Court records show that MALONE was a member of the Nine Trey
Gangstas (NTG), a group whose members committed acts of violence throughout
North Carolina and along the east coast of the United States. MALONE pleaded
guilty to his involvement in three such robberies:
On January 15, 2016, T.P. and his wife, H.P.,
closed their nail salon, Pink Nails, in Hillsborough, NC, and went home. On the
way home they noticed that they were being followed. When they arrived home at
their home in Hillsborough, they were assaulted by three black males wearing
ski masks and carrying guns in the driveway of their home. They were forced
inside of the residence and they and their children were held at gun-point. The
men assaulted T.P. by hitting him over the head with a pistol. When they were
leaving the residence one of the males discharged his firearm into the floor.
On January 17,
2016, Chapel Hill Police responded to North Estes Drive in reference to a
robbery. When the officers arrived, they found a female victim, identified as
G.K., lying on the sidewalk bleeding from her head. G.K. told the officers that
she had been assaulted by four men wearing ski masks. The males had at least
two pistols, which they pointed at her during the robbery, and they fled on
foot. The second victim, identified as A.L., was not injured in the assault.
The victims explained that they were in their driveway unloading their car when
four males ran up to them, pointed guns at them, and demanded that they open
the door to their house. G.K. refused to open the door to her residence, and
she was struck in the head multiple times by one of the assailants. The men
were not able to gain entry into the house, and the items stolen from the
victims were reported as food items of little to no value. The victims informed
the police that they own a jewelry kiosk, Lakhani Jewelers, in the Northgate
Mall in Durham.
On January 21,
2016, four black males kicked in the front door of a residence on Rondelay
Drive in Durham. All four males carried handguns. The males pointed weapons at
family members and demanded money and jewelry. The residence belonged to, and
was occupied by, the B. family. The B. family is of Middle Eastern descent and
are the owners of Biswas Tobacco in Durham.
The case was investigated by the FBI, Durham Police
Department, Durham County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney Terry M. Meinecke.
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