Local News Steven Madison of Bridgewater, Christopher White of Raynham, and Quentin McDonald of Brockton are facing federal charges relating to the February robbery.
Three men were indicted on federal charges relating to an armed robbery in Swansea in February, where the men allegedly stole more than $430,000 from a courier working for marijuana companies.
Federal prosecutors said that 38-year-old Steven Madison of Bridgewater, 37-year-old Christopher White of Raynham, and 35-year-old Quentin McDonald of Brockton held the courier at gunpoint and zip-tied and pepper sprayed him before burning their stolen getaway U-Haul.
The trio were arrested and charged in May. Each man is facing federal charges of conspiracy, one count of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of arson of property used in the Hobbs Act robbery — which relates to interfering with interstate commerce.
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Madison and White are facing additional charges of brandishing a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, possessing a firearm while being a felon, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The February robbery
Two men stole a U-Haul van early on Feb. 19 in Abington, prosecutors said, before heading to a bank in Swansea. There,