By: Najla Alexander
NJ authorities announced that an Elizabeth man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing a series of three armed robberies.
U.S. Attorney Alina Habba stated that Dayshawn Brimfield, of Elizabeth, previously pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi to a five-count Information, charging him with one count of bank robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle.
Judge Quraishi imposed a sentence in Trenton federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
According to NJ officials, on April 2, 2021, Brimfield robbed a bank in Hazlet, New Jersey. Brimfield entered the bank and handed a teller a note, which stated, among other things, “This is a Robbery. I have a Gun. I will Kill Someone if you do not follow these instructions.”
NJ authorities stated that on April 17, 2021, Brimfield stole a motor vehicle in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which he used as the getaway car in his later robberies.
On April 20, 2021, Brimfield robbed a convenience store in Aberdeen, New Jersey. Brimfield entered the store and displayed the handgun that he was carrying to the cashier before taking money from the store’s register and fleeing the scene, NJ officials say.
U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said that on April 20, 2021, Brimfield robbed another convenience store in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Brimfield entered the store and pointed a handgun at the cashier. Brimfield took the cashier’s wallet and cellular phone before emptying the store’s registers and fleeing the scene, according to NJ officials.
NJ authorities stated that Brimfield fled New Jersey in the stolen vehicle, but was ultimately apprehended by law enforcement in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Brimfield led officers on a brief, high-speed chase before crashing into a fence on the side of the highway, NJ officials said.
In addition to the prison term, NJ authorities stated that Judge Quraishi sentenced Brimfield to 5 years of supervised release and ordered restitution to the victims of Brimfield’s offenses.