Another Houston Man Sentenced in Area Armored Car Robberies

HOUSTON—Hendrick Dwayne Lynn, 30, of Houston, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction in the robbery and attempted robbery of two armored cars operating in and around Houston, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

Today, U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller handed Lynn a sentence of 60 months for his conviction of two counts of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. Lynn will be on supervised release for five years. Lynn will also be jointly and severally liable to pay back the money stolen from a Loomis Armored truck on November 21, 2009.

Four others also charged in the case—Walter Keitric Freeman, 24; Chad Eric Haywood, 25; and Corinthians Lachell Phillips, 29, all of Houston; and Allen Moore Jr., 47, of Dallas—all previously also entered guilty pleas and were sentenced for their roles in the crimes. Haywood was convicted of two counts of interference with commerce by robbery and sentenced to 60 months in addition to a consecutive term of 120 months for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence for a total of 180 months. Freeman was sentenced to 57 months for his conviction of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, as well as a consecutive sentence of 120 months for discharging of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence for a total of 177 months. Phillips was convicted of the conspiracy charge and sentenced to 97 months. Moore, who was convicted of interference with commerce by robbery and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, will be sentenced in February 2014.

Loomis Armored U.S. Inc., who operated the trucks during the alleged robbery and robbery attempt, maintains offices throughout the United States and was engaged in the business of secured armored transport of United States currency in interstate commerce and in picking up and delivering United States currency to financial institutions and check cashing businesses, both of which are industries which affect interstate commerce.

Lynn, Haywood, and Moore were charged with their involvement in the August 7, 2009 attempted robbery of a Loomis armored truck at the Bank of America at 3704 Old Spanish Trail in Houston. Lynn drove to the location, at which time Haywood and Moore, who were armed with Glock pistols, jumped out and shot at the guard. The guard, who has since recovered, had been filling an ATM, but it was already locked, and therefore no money was obtained.

The second incident occurred on November 21, 2009, at which time another guard was shot. On that date, Lynn drove Freeman and Haywood to Senor Check Cashing Store #2 located at 5950 S. Gessner Rd. in Houston. Freeman fired his pistol and shot in the direction of the guard. The guard was hit but survived. On that same date, Phillips drove a second vehicle to the Gessner location and, following the robbery, switched vehicles with Haywood, Freeman, and Lynn.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bank Robbery Task Force and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennie Basile.