The 38-year-old South Los Angeles man, a member of a notorious robbery ring dubbed the “Chesapeake Robbers” by federal law enforcement, faces life in prison after being convicted in the Valentine’s Day armored truck robbery nearly three years ago. are. Hawthorne officials made the announcement Tuesday.
DeNeeves Hobson, who has been in federal custody since February 2023, was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of conspiracy to commit robbery and obstruction of commerce, use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. I received it. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
According to evidence presented at trial, Hobson and co-defendant James Russell Davis, 36, both of West Adams, entered Wescom Credit Union three weeks before the Feb. 14, 2022, robbery. I filed a complaint.
At that time, the two witnessed an armored truck driver from Sectran Security Services servicing the ATM.
Davis, who returned at the same time in another vehicle on Valentine’s Day, acted as a lookout and conducted countersurveillance nearby while Hobson and two other co-conspirators ambushed the Sectran driver, robbed him of his service weapon, and carried out gunfire. He confronted her and ordered her to come down to the ground.
Suspect in connection with $166,000 armored truck robbery on Valentine’s Day 2022. (FBI)
“Hobson and two co-conspirators stole approximately $166,640 in cash and checks from a Wescom Credit Union ATM,” the release details. “When Hobson and his two accomplices returned to their vehicle, one of the accomplices fired a 9mm semi-automatic handgun he was carrying and fled the scene.”
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The next day, Hobson tried to sell the 9mm handgun used in the robbery for $800, saying in a text message, “The gun wasn’t that bad, he just got shot trying to get out,” court documents said. It has been shown that
Davis, Hobson’s half-brother, pleaded guilty in the case on February 16 and was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison and pay restitution to Sectran Security Services, the LA Times reported. was ordered to pay $166,640.
Hobson’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 18, 2025, and he could be sentenced to up to life in federal prison.
“Our communities will not emphasize violent gun crimes, and armed and violent felons will be held accountable,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada. “I commend the prosecutors and our federal and local law enforcement partners who brought this defendant to justice. With Operation Safe City, we remain vigilant in protecting the public from gun violence.”
