Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbery at Busboys and Poets in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A Maryland man was sentenced last week for a February 2022 robbery at Busboys and Poets in D.C., according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USADC).
According to the USADC, Isaiah Chase, 27, of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced by the U.S. District Court to seven years in federal prison with five years of supervised probation upon release for the gunpoint robbery.
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The USADC says Chase pled guilty in August 2024 to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Court documents state Chase was one of the conspirators who planned to rob the Busboys and Poets in the 400 block of K Street NW. with the help of an employee on Feb. 6, 2022.
According to court documents, the employee told Chase to arrive at the bookstore around 9:30 p.m. and to enter when a specific person could be seen at the front of the business.
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Court documents continue by stating Chase and two other people entered the store when employees were cleaning for the night, wearing dark clothes and masks.
The three robbers pointed guns at the employees and demanded money; however, they were only able to take the keys to the business before driving away, according to the USADC.
Chase was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, in his Silver Springs apartment, and officers searched his home.
At the home, the USADC said officers seized:
A loaded Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun with a magazine and 24 rounds of ammunition
A loaded .556 caliber automatic machine gun with a magazine containing 49 rounds of ammunition
A loaded .556 caliber AM-15 rifle with a magazine containing 25 rounds of ammunition
A .40 caliber magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition
Two bags of marijuana intended for distribution.
The case was investigated by the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force and MPD's Carjacking Task Force.
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