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Cedar Rapids Man And Woman Charged With Bank Robbery And Firearm Offense

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa

Javon Dockery, age 29, and Bria Daudinot, age 21, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have been indicted on charges of bank robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.  The charges are contained in an Indictment filed on July 8, 2014, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. 

The Indictment alleges that, on or about June 26, 2014, Dockery and Daudinot robbed and aided and abetted the robbery of the 16th Avenue branch of the US Bank in Cedar Rapids.  The Indictment also alleges that Dockery possessed and brandished a firearm in furtherance of the robbery. 

If convicted on all charges, Dockery faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, a $200 special assessment, and up to 5 years on supervised release following any imprisonment.  If convicted, Daudinot faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and up to 3 years on supervised release following any imprisonment.

Dockery and Daudinot made their initial appearance in federal court in Cedar Rapids on July 22, 2014, and Daudinot appeared for a detention hearing on July 24, 2014.  Both were held without bond.  Their next appearance for trial is set for September 22, 2014.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.  The case file number is CR 14-68.

Updated February 19, 2015