Suspects sentenced to prison after series of robberies

DYER COUNTY ARMED ROBBERIES RESULT IN FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCES

In August and September 2023, local law enforcement responded to four armed robberies in Dyersburg and Newbern. On August 2, the Neighborhood Market was robbed by a ski-masked individual resulting in a $1,000 loss for the business. Four days later, the same individual robbed Dodge’s of $550 at gunpoint.

Dyersburg Police Department officers and FBI agents identified Martavious Brown as the suspect. Once arrested, Brown confessed. In August 2024, Brown pled guilty to one count of 18 U.S.C. §1951 Hobbs Act robbery and one count of 18 U.S.C. §924(c) for brandishing a firearm during a violent felony. On December 23, 2024, District Court Judge S. Thomas Anderson sentenced Brown to a total of 125 months incarceration to be followed by five years of supervised release.

On August 8, 2023, another individual entered Duncan’s gas station in Newbern and threatened the clerk with a firearm. The individual left the store without any money and the Newbern Police Department quickly identified the suspect as Narreus Jackson. Upon his arrest, he too confessed.

On May 16, 2025, Jackson was sentenced to 63 months of incarceration and 3 years of supervised release for 18 U.S.C. §1951 Attempted Hobbs Act robbery.

Finally, on September 8, 2023, a white male entered the Lake Road Food Mart, pointed a revolver at the clerk, and demanded money. The white male left the store with cash, a carton of cigarettes, and a six pack of beer. Dyersburg Police Department officers located the individual in the Kroger parking lot behind the store and identified him as Timothy Capps.

Capps pled guilty on July 16, 2024 to violating 18 U.S.C. §1951, 18 U.S.C. §924(c), and 18 U.S.C. §922(g) for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Capps was sentenced to a total of 121 months of incarceration to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

District Attorney Danny H. Goodman stated, “These three cases are an example of how our local law enforcement are partnering with the local District Attorney General’s Office as well as the United States Attorney’s Office to get the maximum sentence to keep violent criminals our of our community. I have assigned one of my assistant district attorney’s to the United States Attorney’s Office to make these type prosecutions possible.”

These cases were investigated by the Dyersburg Police Department, Newbern Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant District Attorney Andrew Hays prosecuted these cases in his dual role as a Special Assistant United States Attorney.

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