CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte jury has convicted a man of robbing a Bank of America branch in 2021, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena King, announced.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Kendall Charles Alexander, Sr., 60, of Baltimore, Maryland, was found guilty.
According to court documents, in Oct. 2021, Alexander and another man, Derrius Fleming, robbed the Bank of America branch on Iverson Way in South End. Both were reportedly armed with loaded semi-automatic rifles.
Evidence suggests that Fleming approached an unarmed security guard at the corner of the bank and forced her inside at gunpoint. Alexander and Fleming then threatened to kill those inside if the employees and customers did not bend to their demands. The two ordered everyone to the ground and the danger to open the vault. Alexander then loaded money into a bag while Fleming kept an eye on the victims.
Authorities say they used GPS to track the robbers. The two tried to burn the getaway car and get into another vehicle with a third person. However, they crashed that car, which led Alexander and Fleming to run on foot across Interstate 77. All of the stolen money was found in a bag that Alexander dropped.
Alexander was found guilty of the following:
- Bank robbery with forced accompaniment
- Brandishing a rifle, including a short-barreled rifle, in furtherance of a crime of violence
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
He has previously been convicted of:
- Attempted murder of a federal officer
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
- Possession and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence
- Armed bank robbery
At the time of the Bank of America robbery, Alexander was on federal supervised release for a bank robbery in Maryland. Due to his history of violent crimes, Alexander is facing a mandatory life sentence.
At this time, a sentencing date has not been set. Until then, Alexander will stay in federal custody.
Fleming pleaded guilty to brandishing a short-barreled rifle in furtherance of a crime of
violence. He was sentenced to ten years in prison.
This case was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which brings together different law enforcement agencies and their communities to work to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
