TRENTON, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man has been charged in connection with his commission of a string of robberies in New Jersey, including a bank robbery and two armed robberies of convenience stores, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Dayshawn Brimfield, 30, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. He appeared by videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois H. Goodman and was detained.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
On April 2, 2021, a man dressed in dark clothing walked into a Hazlet, New Jersey, bank and handed a note to an employee. In the note, the man claimed to have a gun and threatened to kill the employee if the employee did not give him money. The employee turned over $750, which the man took before fleeing. Law enforcement later identified Brimfield’s palmprint on the note.
On April 20, 2021, Brimfield entered an Aberdeen, New Jersey, convenience store wearing dark clothing and a mask that partially covered his face. Brimfield approached an employee behind the counter and ordered him to the ground while brandishing a handgun. The employee complied, and Brimfield took approximately $450 from the store’s cash registers. Law enforcement reviewed security camera footage of...
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