BEAUMONT, Texas — A 20-year-old Beaumont man will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after a 2021 robbery at a Dollar General left one person injured.
Kenderious DaShawn Coleman pleaded guilty to, "Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence," on February 14, 2022, according to a Department of Justice release.
The robbery happened on September 10, 2021. Police responded to the Dollar General located on Fannett Road after receiving a call about an armed robbery.
Store employees gave responding officers a description of the suspect who committed the crime. The suspect was wearing a dark colored face mask and carrying a patterned backpack.
The suspect was later identified as Coleman, according to the release.
Coleman pointed a pistol at an employee while demanding money and later hit a store employee in the face with the gun, according to the release. Coleman left the store on foot with $1,500.
Coleman was arrested nearby a short time later with the pistol and stolen money on him.
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From a Department of Justice release:
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Kenderious DaShawn Coleman, 20, pleaded guilty on Feb. 14, 2022 to Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.
According to court documents, on Sep. 10, 2021, law enforcement officers responded to a call regarding an armed robbery at the Dollar General on Fannett Road. Upon arrival, store employees gave a description of a man, later identified as Coleman, wearing a dark colored face mask and carrying a distinctive patterned backpack. Coleman pointed a pistol at an employee while demanding money. During the robbery, Coleman struck a store employee in the face with the pistol, before fleeing on foot with approximately $1,500 from the store safe. Coleman was arrested nearby a short time later with the pistol and stolen money on him.
Coleman was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 6, 2019.
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