OAKLAND — A Bay Space man was sentenced final week to 2 years and 6 months in federal jail for participating within the housebreaking of a Hayward gun retailer through the wave of protests and riots following the police homicide of George Floyd, courtroom information present.
Anthony Craft Jr., 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Decide Jon Tigar. He must be on supervised launch for 3 years after his sentence. Craft has been in jail since July 31, 2020, time which will probably be credited to his sentence.
Craft pleaded responsible to conspiracy to steal from a federally licensed firearms vendor, courtroom information present. He was charged alongside three different suspects, however police say a complete of 9 folks participated within the housebreaking.
Craft’s co-defendants, Levyonne Ignacio-Sales space, Dashawn Taylor, and Tyronza Hampton Jr., are nonetheless awaiting decision of their instances, in response to courtroom information.
Craft’s legal professional, assistant federal public defender Joyce Leavitt, described Craft’s “tough life” that began when he was born with medicine in his system. She requested for a two-year jail time period.
“Life was nonetheless tough, the neighborhood was harmful, and as a younger teenager Mr. Craft misplaced individuals who had been instrumental in his life to most cancers, suicide and gun violence,” Leavitt wrote. “He turned to the streets after which to medicine. He has not had counseling and is lastly asking for it.”
Prosecutors wrote that the housebreaking brought about the sufferer to lose a big quantity of gross sales in addition to his enterprise allow. In addition they included in courtroom information an image of Craft pointing two weapons on the digital camera, posted to his Instagram, with the caption “wager I catch an opp earlier than I catch a chilly,” utilizing slang for capturing a rival.
The U.S. Lawyer’s workplace has additionally filed a $1 million request for sufferer restitution.
Prosecutors allege the 4 conspired with the uncharged burglars to steal 27 weapons from Richardson Tactical in Hayward, making the most of protests elsewhere within the Bay Space in response to the homicide of George Floyd by Minnesota law enforcement officials.
The 4 had been recognized partially because of surveillance footage from the shop, although prosecutors say 9 folks participated within the housebreaking. Authorities matched one defendant’s tattoos to these seen on one of many burglars, and screen-shotted the Instagram footage from Craft’s account, in response to the prison criticism.