A South Carolina jury has convicted a man accused of robbing a restaurant at gunpoint.
Dena J. King, U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, reported that a federal jury in Charleston found 30-year-old Brandon Lloyd Daniels of North Charleston, S.C., guilty of robbing the Tavern & Table restaurant in Mount Pleasant with a weapon in 2018; a recent news release from the U.S. Department of Justice said.
The three-day trial, presided over by U.S. District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks, was concluded late on July 14.
“I would like to thank the ATF and U.S. Attorney’s Office for their collaborative effort to ensure the safety of our citizens," Mount Pleasant Police Chief Mark Arnold said in the release.
Lawyers involved in the trial described the case in more detail.
“Daniels used a gun to rob a restaurant he previously worked at and, in the process, he shot at his former co-workers, seriously injuring one of them," King said in the release. "Today’s guilty verdict holds Daniels accountable for his dangerous and reckless criminal actions and ensures that he can no longer pose a threat to the community.”
Law enforcement also talked about the impact of the conviction.
“The combined efforts of our local and federal agencies have helped bring a very dangerous individual to justice," Bennie Mims, special agent in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in South Carolina, said in the release. "ATF is proud to join our law enforcement partners in addressing gun violence and making communities safer.”
