Three Missouri men have been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to rob bitcoin (BTC) through a planned home invasion in Connecticut, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan for the District of Connecticut said the three individuals — Sedric Louis, John Davis, and Martel Williams — face a charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, also known as Hobbs Act robbery. The offense carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
According to the press release, the case is related to events in August 2024, when Danbury police arrested six Florida men involved in a violent carjacking, beating and kidnapping of two vehicle occupants. Investigators identified the victims as the parents of a person who had participated in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in BTC.
Prosecutors allege that individuals who coordinated the kidnapping recruited Louis, Davis and Williams to carry out a plan to invade the victims' home in Connecticut.
Between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24, 2024, the three men and others traveled to Connecticut, obtained rental vehicles and supplies that included air rifles and walkie-talkies, and stalked the intended target and his parents for two days. The plan was to force their way into the home, threaten the target and demand that he transfer the stolen cryptocurrency into accounts controlled by the scheme's coordinators.
Fearing they had been captured on home security cameras and frustrated by the plan and a lack of communication with their co-conspirators, Louis, Davis and Williams left Connecticut. Another crew from Florida then arrived to attempt the robbery, according to the press release.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a second superseding indictment on May 22, 2026, charging the three men. Louis and Davis have been detained since their arrests on June 25, 2026. Both appeared in Bridgeport federal court on July 30 and pleaded not guilty. Williams appeared on July 17, entered a plea of not guilty, and was released on bond.
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