The United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown announces that on 12/4/2013, Brandon Payne, was committed to the BOP for a term of 114 MONTHS by Federal Judge William Steele; said term consists of 30 months as to Count One and 84 months as to Count Two; said terms to run consecutively. The Judge recommended that the defendant be allowed to participate in residential, comprehensive, substance abuse treatment while incarcerated. The defendant was sentenced to a Supervised Release Term (SRT) of five (5) years as to Counts One and Two. Defendant was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $5,826.00, payable to BankTrust and to participate in a program of testing and treatment for drug and/or alcohol abuse as directed by the Probation Office and to pay a Special Assessment fee of $200.00.
The defendant along with two co-defendants, Kenterrio Scott and Renaldo Gaddis were charged in Count One of the Superseding indictment with a violation of 18U.S.C. ' 2113(a) & (d), Bank Robbery. Bank Robbery carries a maximum penalty of up to 25 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, 5 years of SRT and $100 Special Assessment. He was also charged in Count Two of the Superseding Indictment with a violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 924(c), Possession of Firearm During a Crime of Violence. The maximum penalty is a custody sentence of 7 years consecutive, a fine of $250,000, 3 years SRT and $100 Special Assessment. Payne was the last one to be brought to justice.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by AUSA Vicki Davis.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
