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Devin Montgomery

Released
Date of birth:1996
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:2020s
State:Pennsylvania
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Devin Montgomery

Biography

Devin Montgomery, 24, was charged in Pittsburgh, PA with malicious damage to property of an organization receiving federal financial assistance after he and another individual were seen on video lighting things on fire and tossing them into the back of a Pittsburgh Bureau of Police vehicle. The grand jury also charged Montgomery and Brandon Benson with bank burglary at the Dollar Bank, 537 Smithfield Street. Sentenced to 48 months federal prison and 3 years supervised release plus restitution.

Case

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Charges: Conspiracy against the United States and bank burglary — used lit objects to ignite an unmarked Pittsburgh police vehicle near PPG Paints Arena, then smashed windows and broke into a Dollar Bank branch, May 30, 2020
Arrested: Jun 30, 2020
Sentenced: Mar 27, 2023
Incarcerated: Mar 28, 2023
Sentence: 4 years (48 months) federal prison + 3 years supervised release + $25,635.50 restitution DOJ March28,2023 report explicitly documents detention in May2021 and a jail call during that confinement; exact admission and any intervening release remain unverified. This earlier detention is not assumed continuous through the existing 2023 entry. Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pittsburgh-man-sentenced-4-years-prison-after-admitting-he-destroyed-police-vehicle
Prosecutor: Shaun E. Sweeney
Judge: Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California