Federal prosecutors have closed the book on a violent home-invasion crew, with 30-year-old Ali Chandler sentenced on April 15, 2026, to 210 months in prison for a pair of robberies that left victims hurt and a local family traumatized. Authorities said the crew zeroed in on business owners and employees, tailing them home from work before attacking. The court also ordered supervised release and restitution tied to what the victims lost.
Chandler had already admitted guilt back in October 2024, pleading to conspiracy to commit robbery that interferes with interstate commerce along with related counts. The 210-month federal term came with a $60,000 restitution order and three years of supervised release, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The lengthy sentence capped a case that started with late-night surveillance and ended with a federal plea deal.
Prosecutors’ account of the invasions
In court filings, prosecutors laid out two late-2021 home invasions that they said were anything but random. On November 13, 2021, Chandler and others allegedly watched a family-owned business, then followed the owners back to their home. As the family pulled into their garage, four armed men rushed in and assaulted multiple people inside, federal officials said.
Less than a month later, on December 4, 2021, the same crew allegedly shifted focus to an employee of that business. Prosecutors said they broke into her house just minutes after she arrived home, zip-tied and pistol-whipped a 68-year-old victim, and stole a safe packed with cash, coins, and jewelry, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…