Memphis, TN – David Gatewood, 44, has been sentenced to 390
months imprisonment for two armed business robberies. U.S. Attorney D. Michael
Dunavant announced the sentence today.
According to information presented in court, Gatewood
committed two armed business robberies between April 18, 2017 and April 21,
2017. In the earlier event, Gatewood used a revolver to rob the MAPCO Express
gas station at 1723 Jackson Avenue in Memphis. During that robbery, Gatewood
discharged the weapon, injuring a store employee. Later, Gatewood used the same
weapon to rob Seguros La Ley, an insurance company, located at 729 N. White
Station in Memphis, and fled with approximately $300.
Gatewood pled guilty on July 20, 2018, to two counts of
robbery affecting interstate commerce, one count of brandishing a firearm
during a crime of violence and one count of discharging a firearm during a
crime of violence.
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, "Robberies of
businesses with a firearm are especially dangerous and violent due to the high
risk of death and serious bodily injury to innocent victims. Business robberies
also have a substantially negative impact on the local economy and commerce,
which victimizes the entire community. As demonstrated in this case, we will
not tolerate this senseless gun violence and will use all available resources
to remove dangerous offenders from our communities for a very long time. Gun
Crime is Max Time."
On November 13, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H.
Lipman sentenced Gatewood to 390 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years
supervised release.
This case was investigated by the FBI Safe Streets Task
Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Reagan Taylor prosecuted this case
on behalf of the government.
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