Carjacking Defendant Sentenced to 320 Months’ Incarceration

MEMPHIS, TN—Travis Bowdery, also known as Bobby Savage and “Grandpa,” age 32, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge S. Thomas Anderson to 320 months’ incarceration, announced Edward L. Stanton, III, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

On September 15, 2007, Bowdery and his co-defendant, Lawrence Harper, robbed and carjacked their victim in the parking lot of the Silver Spoon night club and restaurant, 6063 Mt. Moriah, absconding with several thousand dollars’ worth of jewelry and a 2006 Cadillac DTS. Bowdery also attempted to bribe the victim of the carjacking by offering the return of the jewelry taken during the robbery in exchange for the victim’s false testimony misidentifying Bowdery as the carjacker, and threatened another witness to falsely accept responsibility for possessing the firearm used during the commission of the robbery.

On February 22, 2011, Bowdery was convicted of five counts of a six-count indictment after a seven-day trial. Those charges include Bowdery being a felon in possession of a firearm, carjacking, aiding and abetting, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Harper was sentenced to 204 months’ incarceration in May of 2011 before Judge Anderson.

This case was investigated by the Safe Streets Task Force which is comprised of investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Police Department, Bartlett Police Department, Germantown Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Justin L. Bailey on behalf of the government.

Memphis Man Sentenced to 320 Months for an Attempted Business Robbery and Shooting

MEMPHIS, TN—Marcus Dean, age 29, of Memphis, Tennessee was sentenced today to 320 months in federal prison for robbery, Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1951; use of a firearm during the commission of an attempted robbery, Title 18, U.S.C., Section 924(c); and felon in possession of a firearm, Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g) announced United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Edward L. Stanton, III.

On July 21, 2010, officers with the Memphis Police Department assigned to the Safe Streets Task Force responded to the scene of an attempted robbery at the American Inn Motel located in Memphis. The clerk of the motel, who was 18 years old, was shot in the back during the incident. The defendant, Marcus Dean, entered the motel with his face covered and demanded money from the victim. When the victim tried to flee, the defendant shot him in the back. After shooting the victim, Dean fled the scene with no money. Dean was identified as a suspect when the police received a Crime Stoppers tip from a person who overheard Dean bragging about the shooting. After his arrest, Dean gave a statement of admission to the attempted robbery and shooting.

This case was investigated by the Safe Streets Task Force which is comprised of investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Bartlett Police Department, and Germantown Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lorraine Craig on behalf of the government