Deion Nance faces significant prison time and fines after pleading guilty to multiple violent offenses.
NEWARK, N.J. – Deion Nance, 28, from Essex County, admitted to a series of armed robberies, a carjacking, and related firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Nance’s guilty plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton on June 27, 2024.
Nance pleaded guilty to a five-count information, including two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of carjacking, and two counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
According to court documents and statements, Nance confessed to the following crimes:
- December 30, 2020: Nance used a firearm to steal a 2016 Toyota Corolla. He threatened the vehicle’s occupant by pointing a handgun, forcibly removing them from the car, and pressing the firearm into their face before driving away.
- January 4, 2021: Nance robbed two restaurants. At the first location, he pointed a loaded firearm at an employee and demanded money, obtaining $176. Later the same day, he attempted another robbery at a different restaurant, again using a firearm to threaten an employee.