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Date: 08-13-2018
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United States of America v. Marlon Peek
District of New Jersey Federal Courthouses
Case Number: 2:15-cr-00609-KSH
Judge: Katharine S. Hayden
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Essex County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Jason Scott Gould, Elisa Talora Wiygul
Defendant's Attorney: Alyssa Cimino
Description: Newark, NJ - Union County Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Armed Crime Spree Of Bank Robberies; Carjackings, And Hostage
A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced on August 8, 2018 to 204 months in prison for robbing seven banks – and attempting to rob an eighth bank while brandishing a firearm – committing one carjacking and attempting to commit three additional carjackings, and taking a hostage at gunpoint while fleeing, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Marlon Peek, 42, of Plainfield, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to Counts One through 11, 13, 15, and 17 of an indictment. The counts include: seven counts of bank robbery, one count of carjacking, one count of attempted bank robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of use and brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence, three counts of attempted carjacking, and one count of forced accompaniment in attempting to avoid apprehension for the attempted armed bank robbery.
Peek robbed or attempted to rob the following New Jersey banks.
Charges:
Eight counts of 18:2113(a) and 2 BANK ROBBERY (dof 3/17/15)
18:2113(a) and 2 BANK ROBBERY (dof 3/17/15)
(1)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) and 2 USE AND CARRYING OF A FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE (dof 5/6/15)
(10)
18:2119(1) and 2 ATTEMPTED CARJACKING (dof 5/6/15)
(11)
Outcome: Imprisonment: 120 months on counts 1-9,11,13,15,17, all counts to run concurrently; 84 months on count 10, to run consecutively to counts 1-9, 11,13,15,17. Total imprisonment: 204 months. Supervised release: 5 years on counts 1-8,11,13,15, all counts to run concurrently; 5 years on counts 9,10,17, all counts to run concurrently to counts 1-8,11,13,15. Restitution: $21,598.00; due immediately, interest waived. No fine. Special assessment: $1400.00. Defendant Remanded.
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