Trio responsible for eight armed cell phone store robberies sentenced to combined 65 years in prison

Robdarius Williams, 21, D’Maurah Bryant, 21, and Quintez Tucker, 20, all of Indianapolis, have all been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a series of eight armed robberies of Indianapolis cell phone retailers.

• Quintez Tucker: charged with eight counts of robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence; sentenced to 30 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and $64,894 in restitution.
• D’Maurah Bryant: charged with four counts of robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence; sentenced to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and $24,485 in restitution.
• Robdarius Williams: charged with one count of robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; sentenced to 9.5 years in prison and three years of supervised release.

In April 2024, Tucker and Bryant each plead guilty. In June 2024, a federal jury found Williams guilty following a one-and-a-half-day trial.

According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, from Nov. 8 through Dec. 3, 2021, Tucker and Bryant worked together to rob eight cell phone retailers around Indianapolis. During each robbery, the men brandished firearms and pointed them at employees, demanded cash, cell phones, and accessories from the store and customers. Williams joined in the eighth and final armed robbery as the getaway driver, stole a license plate for the getaway car, and took Tucker to pick up an AR-style rifle used in the robbery.

“No one should have a gun pointed in their face by heartless criminals simply because they went shopping, or went to work,” said Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “These armed criminals terrorized their victims with utter disregard for the consequences of their actions – going so far as to point an AR-style firearm at a toddler as their parent shielded the child with their body. These horrific crimes will not be tolerated in our community. The Department of Justice has no higher priority than keeping the public safe from armed, violent crimes. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the FBI, the Fishers Police Department, IMPD, and our federal prosecutors, our communities will be protected from these criminals for many years to come.”

“The lengthy sentences handed out should serve as a deterrent to remind potential offenders that the FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to protecting those who live in the communities we serve,” said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Herbert J. Stapleton. “The defendants didn’t just steal items; they instilled a sense of fear in and disrupted the lives of their victims.

“The sentencing of these three violent felons to a combined 65 years in prison sends a strong message that our community will not tolerate such criminal behavior,” Fishers Police Chief Ed Gebhart said. “I commend the hard work of our officers, our law enforcement partners, and the justice system for ensuring that these dangerous individuals will be off the streets for a significant amount of time.”

The FBI investigated this case. The Fishers Police Department, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and the Marion County Prosecutors Office also provided valuable assistance. The sentences were imposed by U.S District Court Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeremy C. Fugate and Peter A. Blackett, who prosecuted this case.

This case was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.