TUSCALOOSA—Law enforcement officers
today arrested two Tuscaloosa brothers on charges related to a string of
December robberies in Tuscaloosa County, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and
FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Maley announced.
A federal grand jury last week indicted
Kesharn Battle, 20, and Trevon Battle, 18, in connection to four gas station
convenience store robberies. This morning, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force,
including FBI agents and members of the Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Office and the
Tuscaloosa Police Department, arrested the brothers without incident at their
Tuscaloosa residence.
Detention hearings for both men are
scheduled Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul W. Greene.
Kesharn Battle is charged with robbery
at four stores. He faces a firearms charge in three of the robberies. Trevon
Battle is charged with robbery at one store.
According to the May 2 indictment, the
Battles took part in store robberies as follows:
On December 8, 2011, Kesharn Battle and
two accomplices entered the University Chevron located at 9916 North Highway 11
in Cottondale. A pistol was brandished and about $570, cigarettes, and cell
phone chargers were stolen.
On December 16, 2011, Kesharn Battle and
two accomplices entered the Springbrook Chevron located at 3212 East McFarland
Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. A firearm was brandished in an attempt to rob the
store.
On December 18, 2011, Kesharn Battle and
one accomplice entered the Coaling Marathon Oil gas station located at 15301
Highway 11 in Coaling. A firearm was brandished and about $1,251 was stolen.
On December 21, 2011, Kesharn Battle and
Trevon Battle worked with two accomplices to rob the Big Sandy Food Mart
located at 15239 Highway 69 South in Moundville. The robbers brandished a
firearm and stole about $300 and cigarettes.
The FBI, Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Office,
Tuscaloosa Police Department, and the Coaling Police Department investigated
the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy is prosecuting the case.
The FBI’s Safe Streets program is
designed to eliminate threats and violence in communities across the country.
Through the Safe Streets Task Forces, the FBI partners with state, local, and
other federal law enforcement to target violent criminals, gangs, and criminal
enterprises.
Members of the public are reminded that
an indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the
charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
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