United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Dajuan Sharron, 43, of Omaha, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. to 96 months’ imprisonment for Robbery of Personal Property of the United States. He will also be required to pay $1,500 in restitution to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and will serve 3 years of supervised release following his release from prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was using a Confidential Informant (CI) to make controlled purchases of firearms and narcotics as part of a larger operation specifically targeting members of the Trip Set and African Pride gangs. On August 7, 2018, during one of these buys, Sharron entered the CI’s vehicle and robbed the CI by concealing his hand in a bag and mimicking having a firearm. Sharron threatened to shoot the CI if he didn’t give him the money he had with him, $1,500 in ATF buy money. In addition to $1,500, Sharron took the cell phones of two suspected drug dealers who were also in the vehicle before fleeing the area on foot. The event took place in a law enforcement vehicle that was equipped with an audio and video recording system, which captured the robbery and threats made by Sharron. He was later arrested along with the other two individuals in the car on that day.
On Aug. 28, 2019, a jury found Sharron guilty of the offense. He has prior convictions for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, 2nd Degree Assault, Felon in Possession of a Deadly Weapon, and Domestic Assault.
This case was part of a Project Safe Neighborhood initiative and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Omaha Police Department.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
