HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the
Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David Rinehardt, age 20, of
Statesville, North Carolina, was indicted on July 24, 2019, by a federal grand
jury on robbery and firearms charges.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the
indictment alleges that on
April 6, 2019, Rinehardt and his coconspirators robbed the
following five business and their customers at gunpoint in Harrisburg:
Los Brothers Mini
Mart - cash and cartons of cigarettes;
V and E Market -
cash and cartons of cigarettes;
Sayford Market -
cash and other property;
Al’s Café – credit
cards, cellphones, cash, and a tip jar; and
Beer King – over
$1,500 cash.
The criminal information also alleges that on April 8, 2019,
Rinehardt and his coconspirators robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy in Harrisburg. The coconspirators brandished firearms at the
employees and then fled the store with cash and quantities of oxycodone,
acetaminophen, and oxymorphone hydrochloride.
The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Lower Paxton Police Department, and the Harrisburg Bureau of
Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael
A. Consiglio is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a
program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities
they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for
everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the
Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S.
Attorney’s 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.
Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations.
All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty
in court.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the
Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the
Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is
life imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a
fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to
consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and
seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant;
and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the
defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the
statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the
potential sentence for a specific defendant.
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