United States of America v. Davine Boyce

Wilmington, DE - The United States of America charged Davine Boyce, age 21, with carjacking, banishing a firearm and felony possession of a firearm.



A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Wilmington man with carjacking and weapons offenses.



According to the indictment, Davine Boyce, 21, committed the carjacking on December 1, 2019, and in the process he brandished a loaded Taurus Model G2C 9mm semiautomatic firearm with an extended magazine. He was prohibited from possessing a firearm by virtue of a prior felony conviction.



Boyce is charged with carjacking, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of 7 years imprisonment, with a maximum of life imprisonment. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.



David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, and Timothy Jones, ATF Baltimore Special Agent in Charge made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer K. Welsh and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McTaggart are prosecuting the case.



18:2119(1) & 2 - CARJACKING (COUNT I - 12/1/2019)

(1)

18:924(c)(1)(A) & 2 - BRANDISHING A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A VIOLENT CRIME (COUNT II - 12/1/2019)

(2)

18:922(g)(1) - POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY PERSON PROHIBITED (COUNT III - 12/1/2019)

(3)

The charges set forth in the Indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.