ABJEA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK a x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMPLAINT. - against - (P. 18, U.S.C, §§ 1951, 924@)(I(AD and 924(¢)(1)(A)Gi) and 922(g)(1)) JOSHUA STUART, Defendant. 18-MJ-929 oe eee _x EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SS: MICHAEL GILDEA, being duly sworn, deposes and states that he is a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), duly appointed according to law and acting as such, yunt One: Hobbs Act Robbery. On or about October 1, 2018, within the Eastern District of New York, the defendant JOSHUA STUART did knowingly and intentionally obstruct, delay and affect commerce and the movement of articles and commodities in commerce, by robbery, to wit: armed robbery of United States currency from a tobacco store located at 8313 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. (Cite 18, United States Code, Section 1951) Count ‘Two: Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence On or about October 1, 2018, the Eastern District of New York, the defendant JOSHUA STUART did knowingly and intentionally use and carry one or more firearms during and in relation to a crime of violence, to wit: a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951,and did knowingly and intentionally possess such firearms in furtherance of that crime of violence, one or more of which firearms were brandished. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 924(c)(1)(A)Gi)) in Pos Count Three: Fel ion On or about October 1, 2018, within the Eastern District of New York, the defendant JOSHUA STUART, having been convicted in a court of one or more crimes punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly and intentionally possess in and affecting commerce a firearm, to wit: a 9 mm Poland Lucznik P-83 semi- automatic pistol, and ammunition, (Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(2)(1)) ‘The source of your deponent’s information and the grounds for his belief are as 1. Lama Task Force Officer assigned to the FBI and New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Violent Crimes Task Force, and have been involved in the investigation of numerous cases involving robberies and firearms offenses. The information. in this Complaint comes from my personal involvement in the investigation, a review of records of the FBI, NYPD and other government agencies, including video footage recorded by surveillance cameras, reports of victim interviews and conversations with other law enforcement officers, Unless specifically indicated, all conversations and statements described in this affidavit are related in sum and substance and in part only. ' Because the purpose of this Complaint is to set forth only those facts necessary to establish probable cause to arrest, I have not described all the relevant facts and circumstances of which I am aware.2 On or about September 28, 2018, at approximately 4:10 a.m., a white man, later identified as the defendant JOSHUA STUART, robbed at gunpoint the Ellenville Regional Hospital in Ellenville, New York. According to a hospital employee (hereinafter “Vietim-1”), the defendant was a white male patient who, after demanding pain medication, pulled out a firearm out of his personal belongings and fired a round at a Demerol dispenser ‘The defendant STUART then stole approximately 17 vials of Demerol from the hospital. 3, ‘The defendant STUART thereafter fled in a Dodge Ram pickup truck from the hospital whereupon New York State Department of Environmental Protection Police encountered the defendant, The defendant STUART dismounted from the truck and engaged in a firefight with the police officers. Following the firefight, the defendant STUART fled through the woods on foot. 4, During the defendants” escape, the defendant STUART conducted a home invasion at $59 Route 55, Ellensville, New York. The defendant STUART stole U. currency and the keys to a Honda Pilot, New York license plate BVX 2867. In addition, law ‘enforcement later discovered multiple vials of Demerol in the 559 Route $5 home. Based on LPR hits of the Honda Pilot, law enforcement tracked the defendant STUART to Brooklyn, New York. 5. Onor about October 1, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m., a white man, later identified as the defendant JOSHUA STUART, entered a tobacco store located at 8313 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, According to the store employee (hereinafter “Vietim- 2"), the defendant was a white male with light facial hair. According to video surveillance, the defendant was carrying a green bag and wearing a hooded plaid jacket, black shirt, black