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New Orleans, Louisiana - Marvin Legendre, 40, of New Orleans, has been sentenced to 300 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $500 mandatory special assessment fee, following his guilty plea to a five-count indictment that included two counts of Hobbs Act Robberies, two counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Key Points

• In February 2021, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) sought FBI assistance for several armed robbery cases in the New Orleans area, targeting Boost Mobile and Cricket Mobile stores.
• The armed robberies, occurring in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes, shared similar methods: the robber would block the store's door, brandish a firearm at the counter, and demand money.
• On March 7, 2021, around 11:36 AM, a Cricket Wireless store at 2625 Paris Road, Chalmette, Louisiana, was robbed. An unidentified male suspect entered the store, placed an object in the door to keep it open, then threatened the clerk with a firearm and demanded cash from the register. The clerk complied, and the suspect fled with the stolen money.
• Investigators retrieved surveillance footage from inside the store showing the armed robbery. The suspect was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with "American Eagle" in white on the front, blue jeans, a black shoe on the left foot, and a black and white shoe on the right foot. A white string or ribbon was hanging from the suspect's front waistband.
• Initially, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office (SBSO) could not confirm a vehicle involved, but obtained external surveillance footage from a nearby home. The footage showed a black Monte Carlo passing the Cricket Wireless store several times suspiciously before the robbery.
• On March 10, 2021, an armed robbery occurred at a Boost Mobile store in New Orleans. An unknown male blocked the door, approached the clerk with a firearm under his left arm, demanded money, and fled after receiving it.
• Surveillance footage from inside and outside the store captured the perpetrator exiting a black Monte Carlo and entering the store. Interior footage showed the perpetrator in a blue button-down shirt with discoloration on the left front side, khaki pants/jeans, a surgical mask, and a baseball cap, wearing two different shoes, similar to the March 7 robbery.
• The perpetrator, armed with a firearm, approached the counter, took currency, and fled. An employee followed the perpetrator on foot as he left, observing him entering the black Monte Carlo with a silver hood and a red outline around the Chevrolet emblem.
• The vehicle's license plate was covered, making characters illegible, but the employee managed to photograph the vehicle. Detectives from the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office recognized the black Monte Carlo from the March 7 Cricket Wireless robbery surveillance.
• Investigators noted similarities between the March 7 and March 10 robberies, including the perpetrator's physical description and vehicle, leading them to believe the same individual committed both crimes.
• On March 13, 2021, NOPD Seventh District Officers found a black Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a silver hood parked at Carmel Brook Apartments in New Orleans.
• Surveillance cameras at the apartment complex were linked to the Homeland Security Real Time Crime Center, and investigators retrieved video footage from this location.
• After running the VIN, investigators discovered that the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was registered in Mississippi to Markise Legendre. Further inquiry in the NOPD electronic report writing system revealed the name Marvin Legendre as the brother of Markise.
• Based on this information, investigators conducted surveillance on the vehicle on March 14, 2021, and observed Legendere entering the Monte Carlo alone and driving away from the location.
• On March 15, 2021, investigators executed a search warrant of Legendere's apartment. Items located during the search matched the items recognized in surveillance footage:
• • One gray sweatshirt with "American Eagle" on the front
  • One Nike shoe
  • One pair of khaki pants
  • One pair of jeans
  • One black medical shoe/boot
  • One "Ford" baseball hat
  • One dark gray sweatshirt
  • One blue and tan "Expedition Est. 1979" baseball hat
  • A Glock Model 22, .40 caliber handgun, and an extended magazine
• Marvin Legendre had a criminal history with convictions for armed robbery and possession of heroin in separate cases in 2002 and 2004.