United States of America v. Ishmeel Qyshawn Chapman

Charlotte, North Carolina armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented, Ishmeel Qyshawn Chapman, 20, of Charlotte, who was charged with armed robbery of a Dollar General store.



On April 23, 2020, Chapman and another individual entered the Dollar General store located at 8825 WT Harris Boulevard in Charlotte. Upon entering, Chapman's accomplice pointed a firearm at customers and a store employee, while Chapman grabbed a customer by the arms and forced him to the cash register counter. Court records show that the store employee complied with the robbers' demands and opened the store's first cash register, and Chapman's accomplice began taking money out of it. While the employee was attempting to open the second cash register, Chapman struck the employee on the right side of her head, knocking her to the ground. Court records indicate that Chapman then took the firearm from his accomplice and pointed it at several customers, which included a one-year old child, and ordered the customers to hand over their purses and wallets.



Chapman and his accomplice stole $510 from the cash register and fled the scene. As he was leaving the store, Chapman pointed a firearm at a customer and then struck the customer on the shoulder with the gun. CMPD officers alerted to the robbery located Chapman's getaway vehicle and Chapman was arrested shortly thereafter. At the time of Chapman's arrest, law enforcement also located the firearm used during the store robbery.



The prosecution for the government was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hess of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte.



18:1951 and 2 - INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE

(2)



18:924(c) and 2 - VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN

(3)

Defendant was sentenced to 71 Months Imprisonment as to Count 2 and 121 Months as to Count 3, all terms to run consecutive to each other for a TOTAL sentence of 192 Months Imprisonment; 3 Years Supervised Release as to each of Counts 2 & 3, all terms to run concurrent to each other; $200 Total Special Assessment; $510.00 Restitution