A Landover man has been handed a 16-year sentence for a spate of armed robberies across Maryland, federal prosecutors said. James Kareen Day, 43, faced the firm judgment of U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang for crimes committed within Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's County, where he terrorized local businesses with a short-barrel shotgun and fleeced them of money and valuables.
These incidents, stretching from December 2022 to February 2023, included three armed robberies and four attempts. Efforts from multiple law enforcement agencies have since halted Day's spree. The sentence was also followed by a stipulated five years of supervised release, in announcements made by Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, in cooperation with the FBI and several county police departments. Notably, this case marks another unfolding under Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program drawing on community and law enforcement collaboration to address violent crime and gun violence.
In his campaign of crime, Day was accused of brandishing a shotgun aggressively while demanding cash and valuables from the victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office press release. Fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, enhancing the support for community organizations that aim to avert violence, and setting strategic enforcement priorities are the underpinning strategies of Project Safe Neighborhoods, designed to mend and protect the societal fabric often torn by such criminal endeavors.
The coordinated investigation effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Baltimore Field Office, and local police departments from Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s County, culminated in Day's arrest and subsequent prosecution, and has been lauded by U.S. Attorney Hayes, who expressed gratitude towards the FBI and local authorities. Hayes also extended thanks to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dawn Williams and Timothy Hagan, who are managing the prosecution of the case.
