RICHMOND, Va. – A Chester man was sentenced today to 15
years for participating in the robbery of three convenience stores and the
attempted robbery of another convenience store.
According to court documents, Devin VanGundy, 24, and his
co-defendants were involved in a string of armed robberies and an attempted
robbery at various gas stations and convenience stores located in the areas of
Chesterfield County and Richmond during March 2018. In each of the robberies
and attempted robbery, VanGundy provided the firearm for his accomplice to use,
and acted as a getaway driver. The accomplice, in all the robberies, brandished
VanGundy’s firearm, placing the store clerks in fear for their lives.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which
is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction
efforts. PSN is an evidence-based
program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad
spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent
crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address
them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most
violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry
programs for lasting reductions in crime.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of Virginia, and MaryJo Thomas, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the
FBI’s Richmond Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United
States District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S.
Duffey prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of
the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court
documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No.
3:18-cr-88.
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