A man has been convicted of a 2025 robbery of a food delivery driver in Newport News.
A federal grand jury convicted Jayveon Christopher McCloud Thursday on charges of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, threats and violence; interference with interstate commerce by robbery, threats and violence; carjacking; and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
According to court records and trial evidence, McCloud and Takaree Alexander Fields approached a food delivery driver in Newport News on Oct. 22, 2025. Each was wearing a mask and armed with a handgun. They pointed the guns at the victim and ordered him to drop everything, empty his pockets and remove his shoes. They took the food the victim was attempting to deliver as well as his shoes, money and car key fob…