Tuscaloosa Brothers Indicted and Arrested for Armed Robberies
| U.S. Attorney’s Office May 07, 2012 |
TUSCALOOSA—Law enforcement officers today arrested two Tuscaloosa brothers on charges related to a string of December robberies in Tuscaloosa County, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Maley announced.
A federal grand jury last week indicted Kesharn Battle, 20, and Trevon Battle, 18, in connection to four gas station convenience store robberies. This morning, the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, including FBI agents and members of the Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Office and the Tuscaloosa Police Department, arrested the brothers without incident at their Tuscaloosa residence.
Detention hearings for both men are scheduled Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul W. Greene.
Kesharn Battle is charged with robbery at four stores. He faces a firearms charge in three of the robberies. Trevon Battle is charged with robbery at one store.
According to the May 2 indictment, the Battles took part in store robberies as follows:
On December 8, 2011, Kesharn Battle and two accomplices entered the University Chevron located at 9916 North Highway 11 in Cottondale. A pistol was brandished and about $570, cigarettes, and cell phone chargers were stolen.
On December 16, 2011, Kesharn Battle and two accomplices entered the Springbrook Chevron located at 3212 East McFarland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. A firearm was brandished in an attempt to rob the store.
On December 18, 2011, Kesharn Battle and one accomplice entered the Coaling Marathon Oil gas station located at 15301 Highway 11 in Coaling. A firearm was brandished and about $1,251 was stolen.
On December 21, 2011, Kesharn Battle and Trevon Battle worked with two accomplices to rob the Big Sandy Food Mart located at 15239 Highway 69 South in Moundville. The robbers brandished a firearm and stole about $300 and cigarettes.
The FBI, Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s Office, Tuscaloosa Police Department, and the Coaling Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Montminy is prosecuting the case.
The FBI’s Safe Streets program is designed to eliminate threats and violence in communities across the country. Through the Safe Streets Task Forces, the FBI partners with state, local, and other federal law enforcement to target violent criminals, gangs, and criminal enterprises.
Members of the public are reminded that an indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.