VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Hampton man was sentenced to 19 years to serve after a robbery in which he and a fellow gang member robbed an acquaintance and poured Purple Power, an industrial-strength degreaser, into his eyes.
Demario Frimpon Rashawn Evans, 26, formerly of Beacons Way in Hampton, was sentenced on charges of statutory burglary, armed robbery, abduction with intent to gain pecuniary benefit, two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and conspiracy. He had previously been found guilty in a three-day jury trial in September 2025.
The robbery happened June 13, 2023, according to a press release from the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office…