Crime & Safety
Feds Use Hobbs Act To File Charges In Verizon Store Robbery Case
Federal officials said a felon banned from using firearms tried to rob a Verizon Wireless store in Inver Grove Heights last year.

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN β Federal officials accuse two men of trying to rob a Verizon Wireless store in Inver Grove Heights back in August. United States Attorney Gregory Brooker announced an indictment Thursday charging Jamaal Mays, 33, and Jaquon Moman, 25, with robbery and firearm-related crimes.
Authorities say on Aug. 17, 2017, the two attempted to rob the store while brandishing a firearm in front of a store employee. Because he is a felon, Mays is prohibited under federal law from possessing any type of firearm at any time.
The Hobbs Act, passed by Congress in 1946, allows federal prosecutors to prosecute individuals who commit armed robberies of businesses engaged in interstate commerce.
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This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Inver Grove Heights Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Steinkamp is prosecuting the case.
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