Man Indicted In Connection To Riverchase Gas Station Robbery

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A federal grand jury Friday indicted a Birmingham man in connection with a January armed robbery of a Shell gas station in Riverchase, according to U.S. Attorney Jay Town.

A two-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Dennis Dewayne Dothard, a.k.a Dennis Davis, with one count of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime. The incident occurred January 13.

“The FBI once again showed its investigative prowess in swiftly investigating and solving this crime,” Town said. “We also offer our gratitude to our local law enforcement partners for smartly apprehending the defendant.”

The Hobbs Act prohibits actual or attempted robbery that affects interstate commerce and that involves the taking of property from another person by means of actual or threatened force or violence. The maximum penalty for Hobbs Act robbery is 20 years in prison.

Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime carries a mandatory seven years in prison per count, to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed for the crime.

FBI investigated the cases along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Hoover Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Sanchez is prosecuting the case.