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Date: 07-08-2022

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United States of America v. Jacquan Abe

Case Number: 1:19-cr-03112-WJ

Judge: William P. Johnson

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney:



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Description: Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with one count each of robbery, using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a stolen firearm.

On Aug. 6, 2019, Jacquan Abe, age 24, from Albuquerque, confronted an employee of an automobile repair shop on Eubank Boulevard, which is directly behind the house where Abe lived. Abe accused the auto business of spying on his home with its security cameras, and the shop employee became frightened by Abe’s aggressiveness. The employee retrieved a pistol from inside the shop and returned to the front of the business where Abe was standing. Abe attacked the shop employee and they wrestled on the ground. The gun became loose and Abe picked it up. He made several attempts to shoot the weapon at the shop employee’s head, but no bullets discharged because the gun’s safety mechanism was engaged.

Still armed with the gun, Abe ran into a nearby insurance business. Abe pointed the gun at a sales agent and demanded she show him where the business kept its cash. The sales agent took Abe to the back of the business where he took money from a petty cash box before attempting to flee. A worker from a neighboring smoke shop confronted Abe with a gun. Abe tripped and dropped his gun, which the smoke shop worker picked up as Abe fled.

After releasing video footage to the news media, the Albuquerque Police Department received an anonymous tip identifying Abe. Employees of the auto shop, insurance business and smoke shop all positively identified Abe in photo arrays, and Abe was arrested.

Upon his release from prison, Abe will be subject to five years of supervised release.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Timothy Trembley and Sean J. Sullivan prosecuted the case.

18 USC 1951(a): INTERFERENCE WITH INTERSTATE COMMERCE BY ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE
(1s)

18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(ii): USING, CARRYING AND BRANDISHING A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, AND POSSESSING AND BRANDISHING A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CRIME
(2s)

18 USC 922(j) AND 924: POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARM
(3s)

Outcome: SENTENCE IMPOSED: CBOP: 87 months as to Counts 1 and 3; said terms shall run concurrently; 84 months as to Count 2 to run consecutively to Counts 1 and 3 for a total term of 171 months; SUPERVISED RELEASE: 3 years as Counts 1 and 3; 5 years as to Count 3; said terms shall run concurrently for a total term of 5 years with Special Conditions; RESTITUTION: The Court finds the Mandatory Restitution Act of 1996 is applicable in this case; however, no claim for restitution has been made by the victim(s) in this case. Therefore, none will be ordered at this time. The Court will keep restitution open for 90 days; SPA: $300; Defendant remanded into custody.

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