HARTFORD, CT – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted four Bridgeport men for their involvement in a series of armed robberies.
The accused are Elijah Raffington, 21; Rajonne Blake, also known as “Ray Ray,” 25; Shasson Daniels, 20; and Mickyeem Profit, 21.
The indictment, issued under seal on July 11, 2024, and unsealed on August 1, 2024, following Blake’s arrest, details multiple incidents of gunpoint robberies at retail stores and an Amazon delivery truck in late 2022 and early 2023. Notable incidents include the December 15, 2022, robbery at Omega Deli in Bridgeport, and a December 21, 2022, robbery at Milford Convenience & Tobacco in Milford.
On December 23, 2022, the group, including an unnamed individual, targeted an Amazon delivery truck and Smoke Shop in Bridgeport. The robbery spree continued on January 2, 2023, at Cumberland Farms in Stratford. Each defendant faces charges under the Hobbs Act for interference with commerce by robbery, which could lead to up to 20 years in prison for each count.
Additionally, Daniels and Profit are charged with carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during these crimes. Raffington and Blake face charges of aiding and abetting the same offenses, with potential sentences ranging from a mandatory minimum of seven years to life imprisonment.
All four men, who had been in state custody, were arraigned in New Haven federal court, pleaded not guilty, and were ordered detained.
