United States Attorney David Capp

Northern District of Indiana

M01-204 S. Main Street

South Bend, IN 46601

Hammond                                                 South Bend                                               Fort Wayne

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         CONTACT: Mary L. Hatton

April 23, 2010                                                                                    PHONE: (219) 937-5603 www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/                                                                   Fax: (219) 852-2770

FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN SOUTH BEND RETURNS INDICTMENTSouth Bend, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on April 15, 2010:

Timothy T. Rallings, 35, of Kokomo, Indiana, was charged in a three count Indictment with one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm; one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm; and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Indiana State Police. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William T. Grimmer.

Dion Davis, 25, Tremaine Grant, 26, and Armand White, 22, were charged in a two count Indictment with armed bank robbery, aiding and abetting, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank E. Schaffer.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.