Jackson, Miss. – Stefan Brown, 21, of Jackson, was sentenced
today by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette to 108 months in prison,
followed by three years of supervised release, for robbing a local business and
brandishing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Federal Bureau of
Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
On January 31, 2017, officers with the Jackson Police
Department responded to an armed robbery at the International House of Pancakes
("IHOP") on Greenway Drive in Jackson. The victims reported, and
surveillance video confirmed, that Brown entered the IHOP brandishing a firearm
and demanding all of the money in their cash registers. The victims answered
Brown’s demands and ran to hide in the restaurant freezer. Brown exited the
business with $631.
Brown was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 21,
2018 and pled guilty on January 9, 2019.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Jackson Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Candace Mayberry.
This case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S.
Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). EJECT is a holistic,
multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime through
prosecution, prevention, re-entry and awareness. EJECT stands for "Empower
Justice Expel Crime Together." PSN is bringing together all levels of law
enforcement and the communities to reduce violent crime and make our
neighborhoods safer for everyone. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions
reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on
targeting violent criminals, directing our offices to work in partnership with
federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to
develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
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