Criminal Complaint Against Darnell Bishop and Dontrell Nance

Case 1:23-mj-00516-PJG ECF No. 1, PageID.
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AO 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the
Western District
__________ Districtofof
Michigan
__________
United States of America )

v. )
Darnell Bishop and
) Case No.
Dontrell Nance ) 1:23-mj-516
)
)
)
Defendant(s)
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of November 17, 2023 in the county of Berrien in the
Western District of Michigan , the defendant(s) violated:
Code Section Offense Description

18 U.S.C § 1951 Hobbs Act Robbery
18 U.S.C § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence
18 U.S.C § 922(u) Theft of Firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee
18 U.S.C § 922(j) Knowingly Possessing Stolen Firearms
This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

See attached continuation
✔ Continued on the attached sheet.

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The Court processed the complaint remotely. The Court

verified the Affiant's identity (by AUSA confirmation and
Complainant’s signature
through Affiant self-identification). Affiant attested to the
affidavit and complaint via telephone, which the AUSA SA Mallorie Campbell, ATF
transmitted by remote electronic means (e-mail). The Court
Printed name and title
signed the original complaint and transmitted a correct copy
of same to the Applicant, via the AUSA, by remote electronic
means (e-mail). The process complied with Rules 3 and 4.1.
Date: 11/20/2023
Judge’s signature
City and state: Grand Rapids, Michigan Phillip J. Green, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Printed name and title
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CONTINUATION IN SUPPORT OF
A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, Special Agent Mallorie Campbell, being first duly sworn, hereby state:
1. I am a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and

Explosives (ATF), and have been since December of 2021. I am currently assigned to the Detroit
Field Division, Grand Rapids Field Office. I have had extensive training at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center in both the Criminal Investigator Training Program and ATF Special
Agent Basic Training.
2. Prior to becoming a Special Agent with ATF, I was employed as a Sheriff’s Deputy
with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Louisville, Kentucky, for approximately eight years.
While with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, I was assigned to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Louisville, Kentucky, White Collar Crimes Task Force for approximately four
years. As an FBI TFO and as a Special Agent with the ATF, I have participated in numerous state
and federal investigations to include theft of Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), other firearms
investigations, financial crimes, healthcare fraud, illegal narcotics investigations, gang
investigations, and human trafficking investigations, among others.
3. I make this affidavit from personal knowledge based on my participation in this

investigation, including interviews conducted by myself and/or other law enforcement agents,
communications with others who have personal knowledge of the events and circumstances
described herein, review of reports by myself and/or other law enforcement agents, and
information gained through my training and experience. The information outlined below is
provided for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause and does not contain all details or
all facts of which I am aware relating to this investigation.
4. Based on a joint state/local/federal investigation in this matter, there is probable

cause showing that Darnell BISHOP and Dontrell NANCE committed, or aided and abetted,
violations of the following offenses:
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a. Title 18 U.S.C § 1951 (Hobbs Act Robbery)

b. Title 18 U.S.C § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) (Brandishing a Firearm During and in
Relation to a Crime of Violence)
c. Title 18 U.S.C § 922(u) (Theft of Firearms from a Federal Firearms
Licensee)
d. Title 18 U.S.C, § 922(j) (Knowingly Possessing Stolen Firearms)
PROBABLE CAUSE
5. On November 17, 2023, at approximately 2:00 am, the Benton Township Police
Department received a call for service from the manager of the Dunham’s Sports in Benton Harbor,
Michigan (“the Manager”). The Manager told investigators that at approximately 9:55 pm on
November 16, 2023, two unknown subjects approached him outside his Benton Harbor home, held
him at gunpoint, and then blindfolded, handcuffed, and placed him in the backseat of his own car.
The individuals drove the Manager to an unknown area, where one of the subjects began
threatening him and interrogating him regarding the alarm and security features at Dunham’s
Sports. The Manager stated that one of the subjects held a gun to his head and made him reveal
the passcode to the alarm at the store. The Manager explained that one of the subjects left the area
with the Manager’s keys to the store. The other subject remained with the Manager and held him
against his will.
6. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from Dunham’s, which showed that at

approximately 10:40 pm on November 16, 2023, a male entered Dunham’s and disabled the
alarm system with the security code. The male then proceeded through the store and grabbed a
pair of sunglasses. The subject took two (2) large blue Yeti coolers with black handles and black
wheels and proceeded to the firearms section of the store. The subject loaded the two coolers full
of handguns and exited the store with one cooler at approximately 11:08 pm. The subject then
returned to Dunham’s at approximately 11:52 pm and exited the store with the second cooler at
11:54 pm.
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7. ATF Industry Operations Investigators (IOI) and Dunham’s audited the store’s
merchandise and determined that 123 handguns were missing.
8. The Manager told investigators that during the kidnapping, one of the suspects
tried to use CashApp (an online money transfer program), to send money from the Manager’s
debit card to another CashApp account. The transaction was not successful. Investigators
reviewed the Manager’s bank records which showed an attempted CashApp transaction to a
“Dontrell Nanc.” A query of “Dontrell Nanc” revealed a possible match, Dontrell NANCE, an
individual currently on parole with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) in Berrien
County, Michigan. A query of MDOC records revealed that NANCE had a contact number of
269-605-9494. A query of the phone number in CashApp revealed a CashApp account for a
“Dontrell Nance” with a photo matching Dontrell NANCE. Investigators searched the Michigan
State Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) and found NANCE had been convicted of
Felony Unarmed Robbery in 2016.
9. During the morning of November 17, 2023, investigators began surveillance of

NANCE at his residence on Council Drive in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Investigators observed
NANCE with another Black male. Investigators identified the second man as Darnell BISHOP,
NANCE’s brother.
10. Investigators observed NANCE, BISHOP, and an unknown male (“UM1”) at 203
Madeline Avenue, Benton Harbor, Michigan, within Benton Manor apartment complex. The
group was observed standing near a Red Dodge Durango. When the three males opened the trunk
of the Durango, investigators observed two (2) coolers in the trunk compartment. BISHOP is
shown below outside the Durango wearing a blue sweatshirt; NANCE is wearing the black jacket
with backpack.
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11. The coolers in the Durango appeared consistent with the blue Yeti coolers stolen
from Dunham’s. Investigators could see the sales tags still affixed to the lids of the coolers.
Investigators watched NANCE, BISHOP, and UM1 carry the coolers into the apartment located
at 203 Madeline Avenue.
12. On November 17, 2023, at approximately 12:45 pm, NANCE and UM1 came back
out of the residence carrying one of the coolers. They loaded the cooler back into the Durango and
then left in a Chrysler Sebring. Police stopped the Sebring as it left the apartment complex.
Investigators took NANCE into custody on an outstanding MDOC parole absconding warrant.
13. On November 17, 2023, at approximately 1:00 pm, investigators observed BISHOP
walking out of the back door of 203 Madeline Avenue carrying a white bag and a child’s winter
hat. Investigators arrested BISHOP. Investigators searched the white bag incident to arrest and
found an assortment of Dunham’s firearm sales tags.
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14. On November 17, 2023, investigators obtained and executed State of Michigan
search warrants for residences and vehicles associated with NANCE and BISHOP, including for
the Durango and 203 Madeline Avenue. Investigators found one cooler taken from Dunham’s
inside of the Red Dodge Durango. They found a second cooler from Dunham’s in 203 Madeline
Avenue. Inside the coolers were a total of 120 firearms (shown below); most of the handguns had
trigger guard security locks still attached. Investigators compared the serial numbers on these guns
to the records of the guns stolen from Dunham’s and determined that they matched. Two
additional firearms stolen from Dunham’s (as determined by the serial numbers) were found
hidden in the basement of 203 Madeline Avenue. Investigators found a Taurus pistol, not stolen
from Dunham’s, in an upstairs bedroom.
15. Investigators read BISHOP and NANCE their Miranda warnings and both men
agreed to waive their rights and speak to investigators.
16. NANCE told investigators that he was part of the robbery. Specifically, he said
that he stayed with the Manager while BISHOP went to get the firearms from Dunham’s. NANCE
claimed that he put his cell phone in a sock and held that against the Manager, implying it was a
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gun. NANCE stated that he had acted as the lookout for BISHOP and another participant in the
robbery.
17. BISHOP also admitted that he was part of the robbery. He said that he had
previously cased Dunham’s and followed the Manager in preparation for the robbery. BISHOP
said that he pointed a Taurus pistol at the Manager during the robbery. BISHOP admitted he was
the one who typed in the alarm code at Dunham’s and took the guns inside. He told investigators
that when he moved the cooler at 203 Madeline, two guns fell out.
18. The Benton Harbor Dunham’s is a federally licensed firearm licensee. It

customarily purchases goods from outside the state of Michigan. All of the stolen guns were
manufactured outside the State of Michigan and were shipped through interstate commerce before
being stolen.
CONCLUSION
19. Based on the aforementioned facts, I submit that there is probable cause showing
that Darnell BISHOP and Dontrell NANCE committed, or aided and abetted, violations of the
following offenses in the Western District of Michigan:
a. Title 18 U.S.C § 1951 (Hobbs Act Robbery)
b. Title 18 U.S.C § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) (Brandishing a Firearm During and in
Relation to a Crime of Violence)
c. Title 18 U.S.C § 922(u) (Theft of Firearms from a Federal Firearms
Licensee)
d. Title 18 U.S.C, § 922(j) (Knowingly Possessing Stolen Firearms)

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Case 1:23-mj-00516-PJG ECF No. 1, PageID.

1 Filed 11/20/23 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

United States of America )

Code Section Offense Description

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

✔ Continued on the attached sheet.

The Court processed the complaint remotely. The Court

1. I am a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and

3. I make this affidavit from personal knowledge based on my participation in this

4. Based on a joint state/local/federal investigation in this matter, there is probable

a. Title 18 U.S.C § 1951 (Hobbs Act Robbery)

6. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from Dunham’s, which showed that at

9. During the morning of November 17, 2023, investigators began surveillance of

18. The Benton Harbor Dunham’s is a federally licensed firearm licensee. It

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