Two Minneapolis Men Sentenced For Violent Armed Robbery Of A Minneapolis Convenience Store

Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of STEPHON TREAVON REGGS, 22, to 197 months in prison and JOSHUA REGGS, 20, to 120 months in prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store in south Minneapolis. Both defendants entered guilty pleas and were sentenced on May 16, 2017, before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn. A third defendant, JERROD NAJEE WILLIAMS, 29, was also charged in connection with the robbery. WILLIAMS pleaded guilty on June 6, 2016, and is awaiting sentencing.

According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, on January 6, 2016, STEPHON REGGS, JOSHUA REGGS and JERROD WILLIAMS entered a convenience store in south Minneapolis, Minn. STEPHON REGGS and WILLIAMS were armed with semi-automatic pistols. WILLIAMS demanded from the store employee money from the cash register, to which the store employee complied, giving the defendants approximately $2,000. During the robbery, STEPHON REGGS pistol-whipped the employee, causing a serious injury that required stitches. When the employee fled the store on foot, STEPHON REGGS followed the employee and discharged the semi-automatic pistol he was carrying. All three defendants then fled the scene in a stolen vehicle and WILLIAMS crashed it into a parked car. When police tried to arrest them, all three defendants attempted to flee on foot and had to be physically subdued by police officers.

This is the result of an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Assistant United States Attorney David Steinkamp prosecuted this case.

Defendant Information:

STEPHON TREAVON REGGS, 22

St. Paul, Minn.

Convicted:

• Hobbs Act robbery, 1 count

• Discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 1 count

Sentenced:

• 197 months in federal prison

• Five years supervised release

JOSHUA REGGS, 20

Minneapolis, Minn.

Convicted:

• Hobbs Act robbery, 1 count

• Using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 1 count

Sentenced:

• 120 months in federal prison

• Five years supervised release

JERROD NAJEE WILLIAMS, 29

Minneapolis, Minn.

Convicted:

• Hobbs Act robbery, 1 count

• Using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 1 count

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United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: (612) 664-5600