Celebrities Accused of Armed Robbery

High profile arrests always draw attention, and accusations of armed robbery are among the most serious headlines a public figure can face. The cases below span athletes, musicians, and actors, and they range from dropped charges to convictions and prison time. Each entry focuses on the key dates, locations, charges, and outcomes.

This list looks only at documented accusations or charges connected to armed robberies or armed home invasion robberies. Outcomes vary widely, so you will see everything from plea deals and dismissals to lengthy sentences. Details reflect the public record from court filings and reliable news reports.

O. J. Simpson

In September 2007, O. J. Simpson confronted two memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Police and prosecutors said the group that entered the room was armed, and the felony counts included robbery with use of a deadly weapon and kidnapping with a deadly weapon.

A Nevada jury convicted Simpson in 2008 on all 12 counts stemming from the incident. He was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison with eligibility for parole after nine years, and he was granted parole and released in 2017.

Adam Hicks

Former Disney actor Adam Hicks was arrested in Burbank in January 2018 after a string of street robberies that victims reported involved a handgun. Police linked multiple incidents that occurred within minutes of one another in the same hillside neighborhood.

Hicks later pleaded no contest to one robbery count. In July 2021 he received a five year sentence, and in March 2022 he was released on parole with credit for time served while awaiting sentencing.

Tekashi 6ix9ine

In November 2018, federal prosecutors charged rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine and several associates in a racketeering case that included gunpoint robbery counts tied to an April 3, 2018 incident near West 40th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan. Investigators said firearms were brandished during the robbery.

The rapper pleaded guilty to multiple federal counts in 2019 as part of a cooperation agreement. He was sentenced that December to two years in prison and supervised release, with victims from the April 2018 gunpoint robbery later filing a civil lawsuit against him.

XXXTentacion

In 2016, Florida authorities charged XXXTentacion in a case that included armed home invasion robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm. Court records described an attack that occurred during a home entry and listed stolen property alongside the weapon allegation.

He ultimately entered a no contest plea to robbery and assault charges in that case and received probation and other conditions. Separate criminal matters remained active at the time of his death in 2018, but the armed robbery case itself had already been resolved by plea.

Kodak Black

In 2016, Kodak Black was arrested in Florida on a set of charges that included armed robbery and false imprisonment. The arrest followed allegations that a victim was held while property was taken and that a weapon was involved.

Over the next year several counts in his collection of cases were dismissed or reduced, and he resolved others with plea agreements that carried probation and later violations. The 2016 armed robbery arrest is part of a longer legal history that also includes separate federal firearm and drug cases after that period.

Pooh Shiesty

Prosecutors in South Florida charged Pooh Shiesty in connection with an October 2020 Bay Harbor Islands deal that turned into a shootout. The initial case alleged an armed robbery during a sneakers and marijuana transaction and listed two men with gunshot wounds.

He later pleaded guilty in federal court to a firearms conspiracy tied to the incident and was sentenced in 2022 to 63 months in prison. The federal plea resolved the case without a state trial on the original armed robbery counts.

Chief Keef

Los Angeles authorities arrested Chief Keef in 2017 after producer Ramsay Tha Great reported an armed home invasion robbery at a Tarzana residence. The complaint described multiple men entering the home and taking property while brandishing a weapon.

Prosecutors later declined to move forward, and the case was dropped. No conviction resulted, but the arrest itself was recorded as an alleged armed home invasion robbery at the time.

Adrien Broner

In early 2016, boxer Adrien Broner was accused of robbing a man at gunpoint outside a Cincinnati bowling alley following a gambling dispute. A grand jury indicted him on aggravated robbery and felonious assault charges, and a warrant was issued when he did not initially appear.

The case unraveled when the complaining witness failed to show up in court. Prosecutors dismissed the charges, and the record reflects that the armed robbery allegations did not result in a conviction.

Jelly Roll

Country artist Jelly Roll has spoken openly about an armed robbery he committed as a teenager. He was charged as an adult for aggravated robbery involving a firearm, and court records show a conviction arising from the incident.

He served more than a year in custody and completed years of probation after his release. In recent years he has described the episode in interviews while pursuing a pardon in Tennessee to address travel restrictions tied to the old felony.

Danny Trejo

Before his acting career, Danny Trejo spent much of the 1960s in California prisons on convictions that included armed robbery. He has said repeatedly that he learned to box and began turning his life around while incarcerated.

Trejo was released in 1969 and found work on film sets shortly afterward, initially as a boxing trainer and then as an actor. His criminal history includes armed robberies from his youth, well before he became known for film and television work.

Sonny Liston

Heavyweight champion Sonny Liston served time in the Missouri State Penitentiary following a 1950 conviction that included first degree robbery. Contemporary accounts and later biographies describe earlier strong arm robberies and a gas station stickup that involved a deadly weapon.

Liston learned to box in prison and paroled into an amateur career that turned professional. His record reflects multiple arrests, with the early armed robbery case documented among the convictions that predated his rise in the ring.

Tay-K

Texas rapper Tay-K was charged in a 2016 home invasion robbery in Mansfield that left a victim dead. The case described guns used during the robbery, and jurors later heard about additional aggravated robbery counts tied to others inside the home.

In 2019 a Tarrant County jury convicted him of murder and aggravated robbery and sentenced him to 55 years. He later faced and in 2025 was convicted in a separate murder case from his time on the run, but the original conviction stemmed from the armed home invasion robbery.

DeAndre Baker

In May 2020, New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was accused of armed robbery at a party in Miramar, Florida. A charging document filed that August listed four counts of robbery with a firearm and alleged that several items of jewelry and cash were taken.

In November 2020 prosecutors dropped all charges, citing credibility problems with witnesses and an associated extortion arrest involving the alleged victims’ attorney. Baker was cleared of the armed robbery counts and returned to the NFL with no criminal conviction from the case.

Quinton Dunbar

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar was also named in the May 2020 Miramar case and faced public allegations of armed robbery alongside DeAndre Baker. Witness affidavits and later filings placed him at the scene in dispute about his role.

By August 2020, Broward County prosecutors announced that Dunbar would not be charged due to insufficient evidence. He was removed from the NFL’s exempt list and did not face criminal prosecution in the alleged armed robbery.

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