South Bend Man Convicted Following 4-Day Jury Trial

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South Bend Man Convicted Following 4-Day Jury Trial

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 13, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

SOUTH BEND - Donyea Fowler, age 34, of South Bend, Indiana was convicted of 6 counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and 7 counts of federal firearm offenses (being a felon in possession of a firearm and 6 counts for using a firearm in relation to crimes of violence (each of the six (6) Hobbs Act robberies), announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, presided over this 4-day trial.

According to documents in this case, in late 2017 through early 2018, Fowler robbed six convenience stores in the South Bend area while wearing a mask and brandishing a firearm. During the trial, evidence was presented to include videos of the masked robberies, a video of Fowler while unmasked cashing in a winning lottery ticket three minutes after one of the robberies, videos of the getaway car with a missing light, some phone location evidence, and DNA linking him to a gun that was found. Mr. Fowler has four prior felony convictions.

Sentencing of Mr. Fowler has been set for Sept. 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM.

The case was investigated by the FBI with the assistance of the South Bend Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joel R. Gabrielse.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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