U.S. Attorney Dena J. King | U.S. Department of Justice
A jury in Charlotte has found Kendall Charles Alexander, Sr., 60, guilty of armed robbery of a Bank of America branch. The verdict was announced by Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
The case involved collaboration between Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in North Carolina, and Chief Johnny Jennings of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.
Court documents and trial evidence revealed that on October 15, 2021, at approximately 10 a.m., Alexander and his co-defendant Derrius Fleming committed an armed robbery at the Bank of America branch located at 212 Iverson Way in Charlotte's Southend area. During the incident, Alexander entered with a loaded semi-automatic rifle while Fleming forced an unarmed security guard inside at gunpoint. Both men threatened employees and customers to comply with their demands as they stole money from the vault.
Law enforcement used GPS tracking to follow Alexander and Fleming after they met a third individual post-robbery. The robbers attempted to burn their getaway car before crashing another vehicle during their escape attempt across I-77 on foot. Authorities recovered all stolen money from a bag dropped by Alexander.
Alexander was convicted on charges including armed bank robbery with forced accompaniment, brandishing a rifle in furtherance of violence, and firearm possession by a convicted felon. With previous convictions such as attempted murder of a federal officer and armed bank robbery, he faces a mandatory life sentence due to his criminal history.
Alexander remains in federal custody awaiting sentencing. Meanwhile, Fleming has pleaded guilty to brandishing a short-barreled rifle during a crime of violence and received a ten-year prison sentence.
U.S. Attorney King expressed gratitude towards the FBI and CMPD for their investigation efforts.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erik Lindahl and David Kelly are handling prosecution for this case under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime through community cooperation and strategic law enforcement actions initiated by the Department on May 26, 2021.
