Tavaras Warren, 40, of Flint, Michigan, was sentenced on June 27, 2019 to a total of 200 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Matthew F. Leitman for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, that is, a drug robbery, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Timothy R. Slater, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
As part of his plea, Warren admitted that on Dec. 3, 2015, he went to the victim’s house after negotiating to sell the victim marijuana. Instead of completing the drug deal, Warren and an accomplice robbed the victim at gun point of approximately $2,500. Warren then shot the victim before fleeing the scene. Warren also admitted that he attempted to obstruct justice by trying to contact the victim through a third party to encourage the victim not to cooperate with law enforcement.
In a separate incident on March 9, 2017, Warren admitted that he possessed crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it while simultaneously being armed with a firearm.
Judge Leitman also ordered Warren to be placed on supervised release following his imprisonment for a period of three years.
The case was investigated by special agents and task force officers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Christopher Rawsthorne of the United States Attorney’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
