Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W.
Murphy announced that Xavier Watson, 24, of Brentwood, New Hampshire, was
sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 121 months in
prison and three years of supervised release following convictions for robbery
and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Watson pleaded
guilty to the charges on October 5, 2016.
According to court records, early on January 15, 2016,
Watson and four other men drove from New Hampshire to Lyman, Maine, for the
purpose of committing a home invasion robbery of a licensed medical marijuana
caregiver. Watson and three of the men broke into the home, brandishing two
firearms – a pistol and a shotgun. Watson possessed the pistol and co-defendant
Vincent Casazza possessed the shotgun. Five victims were present in the
residence. Watson physically assaulted a male victim. Records introduced by the
government at sentencing indicate that Watson also sexually assaulted a
17-year-old female victim during the robbery. Watson and his co-conspirators
stole three firearms from the residence, as well as U.S. currency, marijuana,
various electronics, and other items of value.
Watson’s co-defendants, Vincent Casazza, Reynan Mora, and
Andre Thomas, have pleaded guilty in federal court to their involvement in the
robbery but have not yet been sentenced.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives; and the Maine State Police, with assistance from the
Office of the Maine Attorney General and the York County District Attorney’s
Office.
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