Memphis, TN – Alonzo Frazier, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison following his conviction for an armed business robbery in Memphis. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentencing today.
According to court documents, on January 9, 2025, officers with the Memphis Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Tim’s Chicken located at 3220 South Perkins Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Employees reported that a male wearing a black face mask, gloves, a dark colored hoodie, and dark shoes with green shoestrings entered the business armed with a tan and black handgun with a light attachment. Frazier forced the cashier to open the cash register at gunpoint. Frazier grabbed the entire cash drawer containing approximately $150 and ran out of the business. Officers located Frazier walking nearby wearing a white short-sleeve undershirt in 32-degree weather, wearing dark shoes with green shoestrings, armed with a tan and black handgun with a light attachment. Frazier ran away from officers, but he was arrested after a short foot chase. Frazier told police, “I did it", and he had approximately $148 on his person. Frazier was later transported for questioning, and he gave a full confession to committing the robbery.
Frazier pled guilty on June 22, 2026 and was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark S. Norris on September 22, 2026 to 108 months’ federal imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said: "Business owners and employees have a fundamental right to be safe from armed robbers who terrorize our communities with their lawlessness. The senselessness of gun violence has a long-lasting effect on victims of armed robbery, and we will no longer allow gun crime to rule our streets. This sentence sends a clear message that there will always be a reckoning, a real and significant consequence, for the commission of violent crimes.""Alonzo Frazier made a deliberate choice to commit a crime, and that choice put innocent people's lives at risk," said Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly of the FBI Nashville Field Office. "A business robbery is serious enough, but when a firearm is used, the danger to our community becomes even more profound. This sentence is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in Memphis, and our partners at the Memphis Police Department. Their relentless efforts helped ensure that a violent offender was held accountable."
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Memphis Police Department's (MPD) Safe Streets Task Force.
Assistant United States Attorney Regina Brittenum prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
This case is part of the Safe Streets Task Force’s efforts to prosecute violent crimes in Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding areas. This case is also part of the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime Initiative to prosecute violent crimes in Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding areas. The Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee have partnered, along with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, to confront violent crimes committed by gang members and associates through the enforcement of federal laws and use of federal resources to prosecute the violent offenders and prevent further violence.###For more information, please contact our Media Relations Team at USATNW.
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