<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4FyJaL_1GuNVE0i00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4FyJaL_1GuNVE0i00" width="440" height="458" ><figcaption>Surveillance photo of the June 9, 2020, robbery of the CVS in Nottingham.&nbsp;(Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia)</figcaption></figure>WASHINGTON — A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been convicted on federal charges for his role in a violent robbery crew that targeted pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia.Deaundre Blount was found guilty Thursday, November 5, 2026, following a weeklong trial in federal court. Jurors deliberated for only a few hours before returning guilty verdicts on all five counts.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Blount was part of a robbery operation that targeted businesses between May 9, 2020, and May 26, 2021, stealing prescription medications and cellphones that could be resold in Washington, D.C.Blount was convicted of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and three counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0lVbXe_1GuNVE0i00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0lVbXe_1GuNVE0i00" width="586" height="418" ><figcaption>Surveillance photo of the May 9, 2020, robbery of the Walgreens Pharmacy in Neptune, NJ.&nbsp; (Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia)</figcaption></figure>Prosecutors linked Blount to three robberies:<ul><li>May 9, 2020: Walgreens Pharmacy on State Road 33 in Neptune, New Jersey.</li><li>June 8, 2020: CVS Pharmacy on East Joppa Road in Nottingham, Maryland.</li><li>June 9, 2020: T-Mobile store on Baltimore Avenue in College Park, Maryland.</li></ul>“This defendant was a member of a violent robbery crew that terrorized pharmacy employees and retail workers from Virginia to Northern New Jersey, showing no regard for the safety of workers or the communities they harmed,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said.Several other members of the robbery crew have already received federal prison sentences.Ashley Gause, 33, identified as a co-leader of the conspiracy, was sentenced October 13 to 140 months in prison, or 11 years and eight months, for robbery and drug conspiracy offenses and eight individual robbery counts.Another co-leader, D’Marrell Mitchell, 36, received a 192-month sentence, equivalent to 16 years, following convictions involving robbery and drug conspiracy charges and nine robbery counts.Other defendants sentenced in connection with the operation include Floyd Neal, 32, who received 157 months; Ashawntea Henderson, 33, who received 57 months; Terrance Branham, 36, who received 78 months; and Glenn Dolford, 32, who received a 38-month federal sentence.Dolford’s sentence was ordered to run concurrently with a 42-month sentence in a separate D.C. Superior Court case, according to prosecutors. He is also serving a 22-year sentence for murder.The investigation was led by the FBI’s Washington Field Office Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies, including police departments in Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Montgomery counties.Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Levy and Michael Lee prosecuted the case.Blount is scheduled to be sentenced March 2, 2027, before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.Got a tip or photo? Text us at 888-871-NEWS (6397) or email news@thebaynet.com.Join The BayNet Membership for exclusive perks and zero ads.Don’t miss a story—sign up for our newsletter!</div></body>

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WASHINGTON — A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been convicted on federal charges for his role in a violent robbery crew that targeted pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. Deaundre Blount was found guilty Thursday, November 5, 2026, following a weeklong...

D.C. Man Found Guilty In Multi-State Robbery Spree Targeting Pharmacies, Cellphone Stores

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WASHINGTON — A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been convicted on federal charges for his role in a violent robbery crew that targeted pharmacies and 

D.C. Man Found Guilty In Multi-State Robbery Spree Targeting Pharmacies, Cellphone Stores

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