MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a series of armed robberies of Montgomery businesses in August 2025.
On September 29, 2026, a federal judge sentenced 24-year-old Rayshon Frances Demonta Hall of Montgomery to 300 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney Thomas Govan and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Flowers of the FBI Mobile Division made the announcement.
Hall was convicted by a federal jury on May 20, 2026, following a three-day trial. The jury found Hall guilty of three counts of robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Hall and co-defendant, 21-year-old Najari Denarka Mitchell, carried out three armed robberies over a four-day period in Montgomery.
On August 1, 2025, Hall and Mitchell robbed a fast-food restaurant on Troy Highway while threatening two employees with a firearm. The following day, the defendants robbed an auto parts store on Fairview Avenue. On August 4, 2025, Hall and Mitchell robbed a gas station on Troy Highway.
Hall’s co-defendant, Mitchell, previously pleaded guilty to his role in the three robberies involving Hall, as well as an attempted robbery and additional armed robberies committed in Montgomery before the two partnered together. Mitchell was sentenced on August 26, 2026, to 300 months, or 25 years, in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
The FBI and Montgomery Police Department investigated the robberies, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Mark E. Andreu and Eric M. Counts.
This case is part of DOJ’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program and the Middle District of Alabama’s Violent Offender Intervention and Deterrence (VOID) program. PSN is the Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative that brings federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, and other public safety partners together to coordinate efforts to combat violent crime and make communities safe. Coordinated by U.S. Attorneys’ offices in each of the 94 federal districts, PSN is tailored to particular communities to strategically address specific violent crime and public safety challenges. As a key component of Operation Take Back America, PSN serves a central role in the Department’s commitment to make our country safe. PSN emphasizes three core principles: rapid federal response to violent crime and criminal offenders; strong, strategic partnerships among law enforcement at all levels; and accountability and deterrence through the prosecution of the most serious, readily provable offenses and other strategies. These efforts complement and strengthen President Trump’s Homeland Security Task Forces, ensuring a comprehensive federal response to the most pressing public safety issues facing communities.
VOID aims to reduce violent crime by enhancing coordination, communication, and collaboration with law enforcement partners. The program focuses on working directly with local agencies and traditional federal partners to prosecute violent offenders and armed felons, dismantle drug trafficking organizations, and build proactive cases targeting gangs and repeat violent offenders. VOID prioritizes the most serious violent crime cases and fosters close working relationships with state and local prosecutors and law enforcement throughout the Montgomery River Region.