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RAPAPORT... The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan unsealed charges related to two Michigan jewelry store robberies in which David Briley, 45, Shaheed Calhoun, 35, and Orlando Johnson, 40, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now join Nathaniel Pembrook, 42, who was initially charged in September. All four men have been charged with the interference with commerce by robbery, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted on all charges, they will all face up to life in federal prison. All four men were arrested in Pennsylvania. Pembrook is currently detained in Michigan awaiting trial. Johnson, Briley and Calhoun are currently awaiting removal to Detroit. According to the indictment, Briley, Calhoun, Johnson and Pembrook robbed two stores, the first took place at Medawar Jewelers in Grand Rapids and a second at Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry in West Bloomfield. In both instances, suspects entered the stores during business hours with their faces covered, or partially covered, and brandished a firearm, while ordering employees and customers to the floor. During the robbery at Medawar Jewelers, a suspect was shot in the arm by one of the store owners and DNA tests matched it with Pembrook.
Paul M. Abbate, a special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit field office, said, "The continued, multi-jurisdictional collaboration between law enforcement resulted in the indictment of David Briley, Shaheed Calhoun, and Orlando Johnson for their involvement in these violent robberies and we will maintain our resolve as we continue to thoroughly investigate this case." The case was investigated by the West Bloomfield Police Department, the Kent County Sheriff's Department and the Oakland County Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force, which is comprised of special agents with the FBI Oakland County resident agency, and state and local law enforcement officers with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office; the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Corrections, Parole; and the Bloomfield Township, Auburn Hills, Royal Oak , Southfield, and Waterford Township police departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel Lemisch and Chris Graveline with the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit with the assistance of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan.
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