NDTX Roundup: Amarillo Grand Jury

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas
12 May 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHARGED – Lakee Ealey, Crystal Ealey & Rodrick McKinney *

On May 6, a federal grand jury in Amarillo indicted Lakee Donae Ealey, 38, Crystal Hernandez Ealey, 33, and Rodrick Rashad McKinney, 21, on one count each of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The defendants allegedly stole approximately $933,000 from an armored vehicle owned by Brinks, a security logistic company. They allegedly threatened the driver at gunpoint, then fled the scene, money in hand, in a pickup truck they later set on fire. The defendants face up to 47 years in federal prison. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by AUSAs Joe Magliolo and Gary Tromblay of NDTX’s Dallas Office.

Non-automotive entries excluded.