Pair Sentenced For Violent Armed Robbery At Enfield AT&T Store

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Two participants in a 2021 spree of violent robberies of AT&T stores in Connecticut and western Massachusetts, including one on Enfield, were sentenced to prison terms Wednesday.

Shaquille Raymond, 25, of Hartford was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 72 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release. Saviana Bourne, 25, of Middletown, was sentenced to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2021, Raymond, Alex Josephs, Ronaldo Smith and Deshawn Baugh committed several violent armed robberies of AT&T stores in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. The perpetrators typically entered the stores shortly before closing, pointed weapons at employees, and, at times, pistol-whipped, dragged and shoved employees toward the back inventory room. They then held the employees at gunpoint while loading large bags with cell phones and other electronics, Avery said.

The group stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise during the spree. Bourne, who worked at AT&T stores, helped plan the robberies, served as a getaway driver and coordinated the sale of the stolen merchandise, Avery said.

Investigation revealed Raymond, Josephs and Smith robbed AT&T stores in Newington on Jan. 29, 2021, and Enfield on Feb. 24, 2021. Baugh then joined the conspiracy as they robbed a store in Canton in April, and attempted robberies in Torrington and Glastonbury in May, but were locked out of the stores, according to Avery.

Raymond and his associates, armed with a semiautomatic pistol, two revolvers and a semiautomatic rifle, robbed a store in West Springfield, Massachusetts, then fled in a vehicle driven by Bourne, who led police on a high-speed chase that ended when their vehicle collided with a Massachusetts State Police cruiser. Raymond, Josephs, Smith, Baugh and Bourne were arrested, and a search of the vehicle revealed more than $150,000 in stolen merchandise, as well as the firearms used during the robbery, Avery said.

Raymond and Bourne were ordered by the judge to pay restitution of $298,073.86, which reflects the losses from the Newington, Enfield and Canton robberies. The property stolen in the West Springfield robbery was recovered, Avery said.

On Oct. 28, 2022, Raymond pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. On Nov. 30, 2021, Bourne pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, four counts of Hobbs Act robbery and two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery, Avery said.