William Brock and Anthony Antwon McNair, Jr., both from Washington, D.C., received lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in a series of armed robberies targeting Brink’s armored cars. Brock was sentenced to 54.75 years, while McNair received 31.5 years.
The announcement came from U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., FBI Special Agent Sean Ryan of the Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department.
A federal jury found Brock and McNair guilty on September 9, 2024, for multiple charges including conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, Hobbs Act Robbery, bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Co-defendant Erin Sheffey was also found guilty of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery and was sentenced to 18 years on January 15, 2025.
U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ordered that both Brock and McNair serve three additional years under supervised release after their prison terms and pay $1.2 million in restitution.
The robberies occurred on October 6, 2021; December 8, 2021; and March 2, 2022. During these incidents, firearms were used against Brink’s armored car drivers resulting in over $1.2 million stolen.
Court documents revealed that the defendants were members of the Choppa City street crew who meticulously planned these heists using firearms in public areas posing significant risks to civilians.
Brock orchestrated the robberies by studying the schedules of Brink’s drivers to ambush them as they exited their vehicles for deliveries. Despite compliance from some drivers during these heists, physical assaults still took place.
After acquiring stolen money through these crimes, crew members flaunted their gains on social media through photos showing large sums of cash and luxury purchases made shortly after each robbery event—one such purchase included vehicles totaling over $36,000 paid in cash by Brock within two days post-robbery.
Efforts were made by all three defendants to intimidate witnesses prior to trial which contributed towards receiving extended sentences according to legal authorities involved in this case handled jointly by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Violent Crimes Task Force along with MPD support led primarily through prosecution efforts coordinated between Assistant U.S Attorneys Cameron Tepfer & Alex Schneider supported further via inputs given forthfrom fellow attorneys Josh Gold Meredith Mayer-Dempsey Thomas Strong