Norfolk Man Indicted for Armed Robbery of Firearms Dealer

NORFOLK, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Norfolk man with armed robbery.

According to allegations in the indictment, Desmond Littlejohn, 32, along with a co-conspirator, conducted an armed robbery of Mac’s Reload, a federal firearm licensee located in Virginia Beach. The robbers threatened the owner and an employee by pointing firearms at them while demanding money and eventually took approximately $9000.

Littlejohn is charged with robbery of a federal firearm licensee, and use of a firearm during a robbery. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum term of seven years in prison and a maximum term of life. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Thomas L. Chittum, III, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney William D. Muhr is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:18-cr-119.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.