Two 'Choppa City' street crew members sentenced for armored truck robberies
Mar 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Two D.C. men were sentenced to decades in prison Wednesday for a series of armed robberies of Brink's armored cars.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USADC) said William Brock, 33, was sentenced to 47.5 years, and Anthony Antwon McNair, Jr., 36,
was sentenced to 31.5 years in prison.
The men were found guilty by a federal jury in September of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, interference with interstate commerce by robbery, bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
A co-defendant, Erin Sheffey, was found guilty of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery and was sentenced to 18 years in January,
After their sentences, Brock and McNair will serve three additional years of supervised release and pay the estimated value of their robberies in restitution.
The USADC said, across three robberies in 2021 and 2022, the three men caused the loss of over $1.2 million.
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Court documents said that Brock, McNair, and Sheffey used assault rifles in the robberies. In two cases, they assaulted drivers even after they complied with their demands.
"Each robbery occurred on a Wednesday at about 9 a.m., and two occurred on busy city throughfares, causing a significant risk to the public," the USADC's news release said.
The three robberies took place on Oct. 6, 2021; Dec. 8, 2021 and March 2, 2022.
The USADC said "...the three defendants were members of the Choppa City street crew...." They worked with others to plan and execute these robberies.
According to evidence, Brock was in charge of planning the robberies. In each case, they would ambush the driver as he was getting out of his truck to make a money delivery.
The USADC said that members of this crew would show off stolen money or high-end luxury purchases after the robberies.
One reason behind the men's long sentences is that they tried to intimidate witnesses, according to the USADC. ...read more read less
