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Date: 09-01-2020
Case Style:
United States of America v. Brain Alexander Brooks
Case Number: 4:19-cr-00024-LGW-CLR
Judge: Lisa G. Wood
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (Chatham County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description:
Savannah, GA - The United States of America charged Brain Alexander Brooks, age 23, with Interference with Interstate Commerce by Robbery, Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
“Brian Brooks is a violent, serial criminal who robbed and threatened innocent victims at gunpoint, stole a car, ran from police and fired shots to avoid apprehension,” said U.S. Attorney Christine. “Hard prison time will protect the community from further victimization by this violent predator.”
As spelled out in court proceedings and filings, the progressively escalating series of crimes for which Brooks is being incarcerated include:
The July 12, 2018 robbery at gunpoint of the Murphy Express convenience store on Abercorn Street, in which Brooks pointed a pistol at the lone female clerk while demanding and receiving cash before fleeing;
The July 15, 2018 robbery of the Parker’s convenience store on Abercorn Street, during which Brooks fired one round from a semi-automatic pistol into the ceiling to threaten the female clerk for taking too long in collecting cash from the register; and,
A July 31, 2018 home invasion in Georgetown in which Brooks awakened and robbed a sleeping woman at gunpoint, then stole her car and led police on a chase through an apartment complex before crashing into a canal and firing shots during his escape from the vehicle. Brooks fled on foot but was apprehended days later with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
As a previously convicted felon, Brooks is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
“The only thing to be thankful for after Brooks’ reign of terror in July 2018 is that no one was killed, even though he showed a disregard for human life,” said Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “Once again it was our partnerships with federal and local law enforcement agencies that helped take this threat off our streets.”
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Southeast Georgia Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Savannah Police Department, and the Chatham County Police Department, and prosecuted for the United States by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia.
18 USC 1951(a) Interference with Interstate Commerce by Robbery
(1)
18 USC 1951 Interference with Commerce by Robbery
(1s)
18 USC 924(c) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(2)
18 USC 924(c) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(2s)
18 USC 922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
(3-4)
18 USC 1951 Interference with Commerce by Robbery
(3s)
18 USC 924(c) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(4s)
18 USC 2119(1) Carjacking
(5)
18 USC 922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
(5s-6s)
18 USC 924(c) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(6)
18 USC 922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
(7)
21 USC 841(a)(1) Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance (Marihuana)
(7s)
18 USC 922(j) Possession of a Stolen Firearm
(8)
18 USC 2119(1) Carjacking
(8s)
18 USC 924(1) Theft of a Firearm
(9)
18 USC 924(c) Using and Carrying a Firearm during and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
(9s)
18 USC 922(g)(1) Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
(10s)
18 USC 922(j) Possession of a Stolen Firearm
(11s)
18 USC 924(l) Theft of a Firearm
(12s)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 300 months in prison.
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