Baltimore Felon Exiled to 40 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Obstruction of Justice

Baltimore, Maryland U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced John F. LeGrand, age 46, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 40 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for armed robbery, possessing a gun in furtherance of a crime of violence, possession of a gun by a convicted felon, witness tampering, witness retaliation and obstruction of justice. According to testimony at his one week trial, LeGrand and an accomplice robbed: a gas station and food market on Bel Air Road in Baltimore on January 12, 2008; a Pizza Hut on Carlisle Road in Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania on January 21, 2008; and a Burger King in Baltimore County on January 23, 2008. In each instance, a gun was used to threaten the employees during the robbery. Witnesses at trial also testified that in an effort to obstruct the investigation, on January 27, 2010, LeGrand threatened to harm a witness in the investigation and on January 29, 2010, told another witness to misrepresent the facts to federal agents investigating the robberies.