Man Admits To Armed Robbery Of Hamden Store: Feds

HAMDEN, CT — A New Haven man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to the armed robbery of a store in Hamden last year, according to authorities. Daris Snow, also known as “Eagle,” 25, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal robbery charge stemming from the armed robbery of the Game X Change in Hamden in April 2016, U.S. States Attorney John H. Durham announced in a press release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, at approximately 4:22 p.m. on April 27, 2016, two men and two women, who had their head and faces partially concealed, entered the Game X Change in Hamden.

“One of the men pulled out a gun and ordered the store’s three employees to get down on the ground,” authorities wrote in a press release. “The man with the gun put his foot on an employee’s back and pressed the gun against the employee’s head and neck, threatening to kill the employee if he did not give him money and the keys to the display case. The employee complied and the four suspects took several items, including cellular telephones, an iPad, an iPod, ‘Beats’ headphones, and a cash box that contained $830. The four ran out of the store to a waiting car.”

Investigators subsequently identified Snow as one of the four individuals who committed the armed robbery of the store, and learned that Snow had made threatening statements to and about a woman who participated in the robbery with him, according to authorities. Snow was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on June 2, 2017.

Snow pleaded guilty to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. Snow, who has been detained since his arrest, is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 16, 2018.

Four other people have been charged as a result of the investigation.

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