United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of ROBERT LEE JOURDAIN, SR., 26, to one count of robbery. JOURDAIN entered his plea today before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota. On December 19, 2019, JOURDAIN’s co-defendant COURTNEY JOHN BARRETT, JR., 30, also pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. The defendants will be sentenced at a later date.
According to the defendants’ guilty pleas and documents filed in court, on May 1, 2019, at approximately 9:30 pm, JOURDAIN and BARRETT entered the Snack Shack on the Red Lake Indian Reservation armed with weapons. BARRETT held his weapon to an employee’s head while JOURDAIN brandished his weapon. The defendants stole approximately $73 from the cash register and $83 from an employee’s purse.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Red Lake Tribal Police Department and the FBI Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina L. Allery is prosecuting the case.
Defendant Information:
ROBERT LEE JOURDAIN, SR., 26
Red Lake, Minn.
Convicted:
Robbery, 1 count
COURTNEY JOHN BARRETT, JR., 30
Red Lake, Minn.
Convicted:
Robbery, 1 count
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United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging COURTNEY JOHN BARRETT, JR., 30, and ROBERT LEE JOURDAIN, SR., 25, with robbery. BARRETT and JOURDAIN were arrested this morning and will make an initial appearance later today before Magistrate Judge Jon T. Huseby in U.S. District Court in Bemidji, Minnesota.
According to the allegations in the indictment and documents filed in court, on May 1, 2019, BARRETT and JOURDAIN entered the Snack Shack on the Red Lake Indian Reservation armed with a metal pipe and a firearm. BARRETT held the metal pipe to an employee’s head while JOURDAIN brandished the firearm and stole money from the cash register and an employee’s purse.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Red Lake Tribal Police Department and the FBI Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina L. Allery is prosecuting the case.
Defendant Information:
COURTNEY JOHN BARRETT, JR., 30
Red Lake, Minn.
Charges:
Robbery, 1 count
ROBERT LEE JOURDAIN, SR., 25
Red Lake, Minn.
Charges:
Robbery, 1 count
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The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Description: The fiscal year of the data file obtained from the AOUSC
Format: YYYY
Description: The code of the federal judicial circuit where the case was located
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Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which cannot be modified by the court
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Description: Case type associated with the current defendant record
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Format: YYYYMMDD
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Description: A count of defendants filed including inter-district transfers
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Format: N1
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Format: N1
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Format: N1
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