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Beaumont men sentenced to federal prison for armed robbery

Brandon Tyrone Mayberry, 22, and Daniel James Leatherwood, 21, each pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Two Beaumont men have been sentenced to federal prison for 2023 armed robbery.

Brandon Tyrone Mayberry, 22, and Daniel James Leatherwood, 21, each pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act Robbery, aiding and abetting and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.  

On October 31, 2024, Mayberry was sentenced to five years for the robbery charge and seven years for the firearms violation for a total of almost 13 years in federal prison.

Leatherwood was sentenced to two years for the robbery charge and seven years for the firearms violation for a total of almost 10 years in federal prison. 

The sentences will be served consecutively in federal prison.  

According to information presented in court, in April 2023, Leatherwood and Mayberry robbed a Game X Change store on Dowlen Road in Beaumont at gunpoint.

Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Brandon Mayberry
Credit: Jefferson County Sherriff's Office
Daniel Leatherwood

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