Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who robbed three restaurants and tried to rob a fourth to 27 years in prison.
Evidence and testimony presented at the trial of Kammeron Davis in May showed that Davis robbed a Penn Station restaurant at gunpoint in St. Louis on Sept. 13, 2020, less than a month after he was released from parole for his 2009 robbery of a Penn Station. On Sept. 16, 2020, an armed Davis tried to rob a Subway restaurant in Maplewood but was chased off by a broom-wielding employee. About 15 minutes later, he robbed a Subway in St. Louis by leaping over the counter and stealing money from the cash register. On September 20, Davis and another person robbed a different Subway in St. Louis.
The robberies were captured on video, as was the car Davis used. Three people also identified Davis as the robber in court. Jurors found Davis, 33, guilty of three counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Judge Clark also ordered Davis to pay restitution of $4,788 to three of the restaurants and two employees.
The FBI, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Maplewood Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Boyce prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.