United States v. RAMEL DECKARD; DASHAWN HAMPTON; and TALIEK PAYNE, Southern District of New York (Mar. 6, 2024) — Complaint

AUSAs: Georgia V. Kostopoulos, Meredith Foster 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
v. 
RAMEL DECKARD, 
DASHAWN HAMPTON, and 
TALIEK PAYNE,  
Defendants. 
      SEALED COMPLAINT 
      Violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951,      
      924(c)(1)(A)(ii), and 2 
      COUNTY OF OFFENSE: 
      BRONX 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, ss.: 
KERRI KUHL, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is a Special Agent with the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”), and charges as follows: 
COUNT ONE 
(Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery) 
1.From at least on or about August 15, 2023, through at least on or about January 6,
2024,  in  the  Southern  District  of  New  York  and  elsewhere,  RAMEL  DECKARD,  DASHAWN  
HAMPTON, and TALIEK PAYNE, the defendants, and others known and unknown, knowingly 
combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together and with each other to commit robbery, 
as  that  term  is  defined  in  Title  18,  United  States  Code,  Section  1951(b)(1),  and  would  and  did  
thereby obstruct, delay, and affect commerce and the movement of articles and commodities in 
commerce,  as  that  term  is  defined  in  Title  18,  United  States  Code,  Section  1951(b)(3),  to  wit,  
DECKARD,  HAMPTON,  and  PAYNE  conspired  with  one  another  to  rob  individuals  who  
participated in sex work at hotels in the Bronx, New York. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951.) 
COUNT TWO 
(Hobbs Act Robbery) 
2.On or about August 15, 2023, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere,
RAMEL DECKARD, the defendant, knowingly committed robbery, as that term is defined in Title 
18,  United  States  Code,  Section  1951(b)(1),  and  thereby  obstructed,  delayed,  and  affected  
commerce and the movement of articles and commodities in commerce, as that term is defined in 
Title  18,  United  States  Code,  Section  1951(b)(3),  to  wit,  DECKARD  robbed  at  gunpoint  an  
individual who was engaged in sex work at a hotel in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East 
140th Street in the Bronx, New York. 
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(Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951.) 
COUNT THREE 
(Hobbs Act Robbery) 
3.On  or  about  September  19,  2023,  in  the  Southern  District  of  New  York  and
elsewhere,  RAMEL  DECKARD  and  TALIEK  PAYNE,  the  defendants,  knowingly  committed  
robbery, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(b)(1), and thereby 
obstructed,  delayed,  and  affected  commerce  and  the  movement  of  articles  and  commodities  in  
commerce, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(b)(3), and aided 
and abetted the same, to wit, DECKARD and PAYNE robbed at gunpoint two individuals who 
were engaged in sex work at a hotel in the vicinity of East Tremont Avenue and Prospect Avenue 
in the Bronx, New York. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1951 and 2.) 
COUNT FOUR 
(Hobbs Act Robbery) 
4.On or about January 6, 2024, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere,
RAMEL  DECKARD  and  DASHAWN  HAMPTON,  the  defendants,  knowingly  committed  
robbery, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(b)(1), and thereby 
obstructed,  delayed,  and  affected  commerce  and  the  movement  of  articles  and  commodities  in  
commerce, as that term is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(b)(3), and aided 
and abetted the same, to wit, DECKARD and HAMPTON robbed at gunpoint an individual who 
was engaged in sex work at a hotel in the vicinity of East Tremont Avenue and Prospect Avenue 
in the Bronx, New York. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1951 and 2.) 
COUNT FIVE 
(Firearms Use, Carrying, and Possession) 
5.On or about August 15, 2023, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere,
RAMEL DECKARD, the defendant, during and in relation to a crime of violence for which he 
may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, the Hobbs Act robbery charged in Count 
Two of this Complaint, knowingly used and carried a firearm, and in furtherance of such crime, 
possessed a firearm, which was brandished. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii).) 
COUNT SIX 
(Firearms Use, Carrying, and Possession) 
6.On  or  about  September  19,  2023,  in  the  Southern  District  of  New  York  and
elsewhere, RAMEL DECKARD and TALIEK PAYNE, the defendants, during and in relation to 
a crime of violence for which they may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, the 

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Hobbs  Act  robbery  charged  in  Count  Three  of  this  Complaint,  knowingly  used  and  carried  a  
firearm,  and  in  furtherance  of  such  crime,  possessed  a  firearm,  and  aided  and  abetted  the  use,  
carrying, and possession of a firearm, which was brandished. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii), and 2.) 
COUNT SEVEN 
(Firearms Use, Carrying, and Possession) 
7. On or about January 6, 2024, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, 
RAMEL  DECKARD  and  DASHAWN  HAMPTON,  the  defendants,  during  and  in  relation  to  a  
crime of violence for which they may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, the 
Hobbs Act robbery charged in Count Four of this Complaint, knowingly used and carried a firearm, 
and in furtherance of such crime, possessed a firearm, and aided and abetted the use, carrying, and 
possession of a firearm, which was brandished. 
(Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii), and 2.) 
The bases for my knowledge and for the foregoing charges are, in part, as follows: 
 
8. I  am  a  Special  Agent  with  ATF.    I  have  been  personally  involved  in  the  
investigation of this matter.  This affidavit is based upon my conversations with law enforcement 
officers, victims, witnesses, and others, my examination of documents, videos, reports and records, 
and my involvement in this investigation.  Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited 
purpose of establishing probable cause, it does not include all of the facts that I have learned during 
the course of my investigation.  Where the contents of documents and the actions, statements, and 
conversations of others are reported herein, they are reported in substance and in part, except where 
otherwise indicated.   
 
August 15, 2023 Robbery (“Robbery-1”) 
 
9. Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with 
other  law  enforcement  officers  as  well  as  with  a  victim  (“Victim-1”),  my  review  of  law  
enforcement reports and records, and my review of surveillance videos related to a robbery that 
occurred on or about August 15, 2023 (“Robbery-1”), I have learned the following, in substance 
and in part:  
 
a. On or about August 15, 2023, an individual reached out to Victim-1 via text 
message  and  asked  to  set  up  an  appointment  with  Victim-1  to  engage  in  sexual  activities  in  
exchange for payment.  At that time, Victim-1 was engaged in sex work.  Several months prior, 
Victim-1  had  traveled  from  another  state  to  New  York  State  to  perform  this  work.    Victim-1  
advertised her services on various online platforms.  Victim-1 and the individual arranged to meet 
that day at a room located at a hotel in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East 140th Street in 
the Bronx (“Hotel-1”). 
 
b. On  or  about  August  15,  2023,  at  approximately  1:30  p.m.,  an  individual  
(“Perpetrator-1”)  entered  Hotel-1.    After  entering  the  lobby  of  Hotel-1,  Perpetrator-1  took  the  

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elevator to Victim-1’s hotel room.  Perpetrator-1 waited outside of the hotel room until Victim-1 
let him in.  Still images of Perpetrator-1—who had several tattoos, including a neck tattoo—getting 
off of the elevator on the ninth floor of Hotel-1 and then approaching Victim-1’s hotel room are 
pictured below:  
 
 
 
c. After he was inside of Victim-1’s hotel room, Perpetrator-1 paid Victim-1 
in cash.  
 
d. Subsequently, Perpetrator-1 displayed a firearm and demanded that Victim-
1  go  into  the  bathroom  of  the  hotel  room  and  sit  in  the  shower.    Perpetrator-1  then    stole  from  
Victim-1 two cellphones, cash,
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 and Victim-1’s learner’s permit.   
 
e. At approximately 1:50 p.m., Perpetrator-1 exited Victim-1’s hotel room and 
subsequently exited Hotel-1.   
 
September 19, 2023 Robbery (“Robbery-2”) 
 
10. Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with 
other  law  enforcement  officers  as  well  as  with  two  victims  (“Victim-2”  and  “Victim-3”),
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  my  
review of law enforcement reports and records, and my review of surveillance videos related to a 
robbery that occurred on or about September 19, 2023 (“Robbery-2”), I have learned the following, 
in substance and in part:  
 
a. On or about September 19, 2023, Victim-2 and Victim-3 were engaged in 
sex work.  Another individual (“Individual-1”) advertised Victim-2’s and Victim-3’s services on 
 
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 Law enforcement notes state that Victim-1 initially reported that Perpetrator-1 stole $1,000 from 
her  bag.    However,  Victim-1  later  told  law  enforcement  that  Perpetrator-1  robbed  her  of  $920,  
including the cash that he had paid her.    
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  Victim-2 and Victim-3 initially told law enforcement that they had been robbed by a DoorDash 
delivery driver.   

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a website.  Prior to September 19, 2023, Victim-2 had traveled from another state to New York 
State to perform this work.   
 
b. On  or  about  September  19,  2023,  Victim-2  and  Victim-3  were  at  a  hotel  
room located at East Tremont Avenue and Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, New York (“Hotel-2”).  
Individual-1 reached out to Victim-2 to tell her that someone would come to her hotel room later 
that day.    
 
c. Subsequently,  on  or  about  September  19,  2023,  at  approximately  12:26  
p.m., an individual wearing a black baseball hat, a gray sweatshirt, and gray sweatpants, who, for 
the reasons stated below, I believe to be Perpetrator-1, entered Hotel-2.  Approximately one minute 
later,  a  second  individual  (“Perpetrator-2”),  wearing  a  black  baseball  hat,  a  black  long-sleeved  
shirt, and gray sweatpants, also entered Hotel-2.  Two images from surveillance video, which show 
Perpetrator-1 (left) and Perpetrator-2 (right), entering Hotel-2, are pictured below.
   
 
      
 
d. The  security  videos  show  that  the  individual  who  entered  Hotel-2,  one  
minute  prior  to  Perpetrator-2,  appears  to  be  Perpetrator-1  who  participated  in  Robbery-1.    In  
particular, as shown below, the individual who entered Hotel-2 on or about September 19, 2023 
has the same facial features, hair style, facial hair, and build as Perpetrator-1 who robbed Victim-
1 on or about August 15, 2023.  Additionally, both individuals are carrying a similar black bag.   
 

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Surveillance image of Perpetrator-1 from Robbery-1 (left) and surveillance image of the 
individual from Robbery-2 (right) 
e.Once inside of Hotel-2, Perpetrator-2 and Perpetrator-1 headed toward the
hotel  room  occupied  by  Victim-2  and  Victim-3.    Perpetrator-1  knocked  on  the  door,  while  
Perpetrator-2 stood back from the door.  A still image of Perpetrator-1 and Perpetrator-2 waiting 
outside of the hotel room is pictured below.   
f.After approximately 30 seconds, the door to the hotel room was opened and
both Perpetrator-1 and Perpetrator-2 went inside.  Inside of the hotel room, Perpetrator-1 displayed 
a firearm and Perpetrator-1 and Perpetrator-2 stole cash, four cellphones, and other personal items 

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from Victim-2 and Victim-3.  Perpetrator-1 also struck Victim-2 in the face with Perpetrator-1’s 
elbow.   
 
g. After  approximately  ten  minutes,  Perpetrator-1  and  Perpetrator-2  left  the  
hotel room.      
h. Surveillance  footage  from  a  camera  in  the  vicinity  of  Hotel-2  shows  that  
Perpetrator-1 arrived at the scene of Robbery-2 in a gray Mazda SUV (“Vehicle-1”) approximately 
six  minutes  before  he  entered  Hotel-2.    Perpetrator-1  parked  Vehicle-1  across  the  street  from  
Hotel-2.  Perpetrator-1 also left the scene of Robbery-2 in Vehicle-1, approximately two minutes 
after he exited Victim-2 and Victim-3’s hotel room.  
i. Surveillance  footage  from  a  camera  in  the  vicinity  of  Hotel-2  also  shows  
that Perpetrator-2 arrived at the scene of Robbery-2 in a white vehicle with damage to the right 
bumper (“Vehicle-2”) approximately six minutes before he entered Hotel-2.  Perpetrator-2 parked 
Vehicle-2 across the street from Hotel-2 and directly next to Vehicle-1.  Perpetrator-2 also left the 
scene of Robbery-2 in Vehicle-2 approximately two minutes after he left Victim-2 and Victim-3’s 
hotel room. 
 
j. Surveillance  footage  from  a  bus  in  the  vicinity  of  Hotel-2  captured  the  
license  plate  information  of  a  white  vehicle  with  damage  to  the  right  bumper  on  the  day  of  
Robbery-2  at  approximately  12:21  p.m.    The  license  plate  appeared  to  be  associated  with  New  
Jersey and the license plate number of the vehicle was visible as “L79REG.”  Based on my review 
of this surveillance footage as well as my review of the surveillance footage showing Perpetrator-
2 exiting and entering a vehicle in the vicinity of Hotel-2 around the time of Robbery-2, I believe 
that the white vehicle whose license plate number was captured by the bus is Vehicle-2.  I therefore 
believe that the license plate number of Vehicle-2 is L79REG. 
 
January 6, 2024 Robbery (“Robbery-3”) 
 
11. Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with 
other  law  enforcement  officers  and  with  Victim-1,  my  review  of  law  enforcement  reports  and  
records,  and  my  review  of  surveillance  videos  related  to  a  robbery  that  occurred  on  or  about  
January 6, 2024 (“Robbery-3”), I have learned the following:  
 
a. On  or  about  January  6,  2024,  at  approximately  11:36  a.m.,  an  individual  
with a cellphone ending in 4899 (“Cellphone-1”) reached out to Victim-1—the same victim who 
was robbed on or about August 15, 2023—via text message to schedule an appointment for the 
individual to receive sexual services from Victim-1 in exchange for payment.  The individual and 
Victim-1 arranged to meet at Hotel-2 the same day.   
 
b. Shortly before January 6, 2024, Victim-1 again traveled from another state 
to  New  York  State  in  order  to  engage  in  sex  work in New York State.  On or about January 6, 
2024, Victim-1 was advertising her services online.   
 
c. On  or  about  January  6,  2024  at  approximately  1:33  p.m.,  an  individual  
(“Perpetrator-3”) entered Hotel-2.  Perpetrator-3 wore a black puffer coat with a hood, a baseball 
hat, light colored pants, and sneakers.  Approximately thirty seconds later, a second individual also 

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entered Hotel-2.  That individual wore a grey hooded sweatshirt, a purple and black North Face 
jacket, and dark colored pants.  Still images of Perpetrator-3 (left) and the other individual (right) 
entering Hotel-2 are pictured below.  
 
  
 
d. The   security   videos   show   that   the   second   individual   who   followed   
Perpetrator-3 into Hotel-2 appears to be Perpetrator-1 from Robbery-1.  In  particular,  as  shown  
below, the individual who entered Hotel-2 on or about January 6, 2024 has the same facial features, 
facial hair, and build as Perpetrator-1 who robbed Victim-1 on or about August 15, 2023.   
 
  
 
Surveillance Image from Robbery-1 (left) and Surveillance Image from Robbery-3 (right) 
 
e. Once inside of Hotel-2, Perpetrator-3 and Perpetrator-1 approached Victim-
1’s hotel room at approximately 1:37 p.m.  Perpetrator-3 knocked on the door of the hotel room, 
while  Perpetrator-1  stood  down  the  hallway  approximately  six  feet  away  from  the  door  of  the  

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room.  An image of surveillance footage of the two suspects standing outside of Victim-1’s hotel 
room is shown below:  
f.Victim-1  opened  the  door  to  let  Perpetrator-3  into  the  room.    Almost
immediately upon entering the hotel room, Perpetrator-3 displayed a firearm.  After a few seconds, 
Perpetrator-1 followed Perpetrator-3 into the hotel room.   
g.Once  inside  of  the  hotel  room,  Perpetrator-3  told  Victim-1  to  go  into  the
bathroom and lay down in the shower.   
h.Perpetrator-1  demanded,  in  substance  and  in  part,  that  Victim-1  tell  him
where her wallet was and stated, in substance and in part, that he would stomp her if she did not 
tell him.  Around the same time, Perpetrator-1 picked up Victim-1’s cellphone and demanded that 
Victim-1 give him the passcode to the phone.  When Victim-1 did not respond, Perpetrator-3 asked, 
in substance and in part, whether Victim-1 wanted “to die over a passcode.”  Victim-1 then gave 
them  the  passcode.    Perpetrator-3  subsequently  used  a  payment  application  (“Application-1”)  
account on Victim-1’s cellphone to send $300 to an account with the username “$Neverlose80” 
(the “Application-1 Account”).     
i.Approximately  ten  minutes  later,  Perpetrator-3  and  Perpetrator-1  left  the
hotel  room  with  Victim-1’s  cellphone.    Still  images  of  Perpetrator-3  and  Perpetrator-1  leaving  
Hotel-2 are pictured below:  

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j. Victim-1 later told law enforcement, in substance and in part, that she could 
not clearly see either of the two people who robbed her during Robbery-3.  She stated, in substance 
and  in  part,  that  she  believed  that  the  person  who  displayed  the  firearm  during  Robbery-3  was  
taller than the person who had robbed her during Robbery-1, but that he was shorter than six feet 
tall.   She described the other person who had robbed her during Robbery-3, in substance and in 
part, as “maybe five feet, two inches.”  She did not identify either of the individuals who robbed 
her on or about January 6, 2024 as the same person who had robbed her on or about August 15, 
2023.   
 
Identification of RAMEL DECKARD as Perpetrator-1 
 
12. Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with 
other law enforcement officers and the victims, and my review of reports, records, and surveillance 
videos, I have learned the following about the identity of Perpetrator-1: 
 
a. On  or  about  January  7,  2024,  the  day  after  Robbery-3,  an  individual  
deposited the cellphone that was stolen from Victim-1 during Robbery-3 into a kiosk located in 
the Bronx that allows individuals to sell their cellphones in exchange for cash.  The kiosk captured 
an  image  of  the  individual  who  deposited  the  cellphone  as  well  as  an  image  of  the  state  
identification document that the individual who deposited the cellphone provided.  The name and 
photograph on the state identification document are that of RAMEL DECKARD, the defendant.   
 
b. Based  on  my  review  of  images  of  the  individual  who  deposited  the  
cellphone into the kiosk and surveillance images of Perpetrator-1 from Robbery-1, Robbery-2, and 
Robbery-3,  I  believe  that  the  individual  who  deposited  the  cellphone  into  the  kiosk,  i.e., 
DECKARD, is Perpetrator-1.  DECKARD  and Perpetrator-1 have the same hair, build, and facial 
features as one another.  I therefore believe that DECKARD is Perpetrator-1 who conspired with 
others, known and unknown, to commit Robbery-1, Robbery-2, and Robbery-3.  
 

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13. This  belief  is  further  supported  by  my  review  of  records  from  law  enforcement  
databases, my review of phone records, my review of surveillance footage, and my conversations 
with other law enforcement officers and Victim-1, from which I have learned the following:   
 
a. On or about January 23, 2024, Victim-1 was shown six photographs, which 
consisted of one photograph of RAMEL DECKARD, the defendant, and photographs of five other 
individuals.  Victim-1 identified the photograph of DECKARD as that of Perpetrator-1, i.e., the 
person that had robbed her during Robbery-1.
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b. On or about July 20, 2023, DECKARD was arrested by the New Milford 
Police Department.  At the time of his arrest, DECKARD was driving a grey Mazda SUV, which 
matches the description of Vehicle-1, the vehicle that Perpetrator-1 drove to and from Robbery-2.   
 
c. Phone records show that on or about the day of Robbery-1, i.e., August 15, 
2023,   a   cellphone   registered   in   the   name   of   “DECKARD   RAMEL”   sent   and   received   
approximately 20 text messages to and from Victim-1’s phone number.   
 
d. Surveillance footage from a building located at approximately 2nd Avenue 
and  102nd  Street  in  Manhattan,  New  York  (“Building-1”)  shows  that  Perpetrator-1  entered  the  
elevator  in  Building-1  on  floor  nine  and  exited  through  the  front  door  of  Building-1  at  
approximately 12:48 p.m., on August 15, 2023—i.e., approximately 40 minutes before Robbery-
1.    Perpetrator-1  wore  the  same  clothing  that  he  wore  during  Robbery-1.    A  still  image  of  
Perpetrator-1 exiting Building-1 is shown below:   
 
 
 
e. On  or  about  August  22,  2023,  an  individual  reported  to  law  enforcement  
that  RAMEL  DECKARD,  the  defendant,  had  made  threats  to  that  individual’s  family  member.    
The individual reported that DECKARD resided at Building-1 in an apartment on the ninth floor.   
 
 
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  Victim-1  did  not  identify  the  photograph  of  DECKARD  as  a  photograph  of  either  of  the  two  
persons  who  had  robbed  her  during  Robbery-2.    DECKARD  is,  based  on  my  review  of  law  
enforcement records, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall.     

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f.Law enforcement records show that DECKARD has tattoos on his neck and
arm.   
Identification of TALIEK PAYNE as Perpetrator-2 
14.Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with
other  law  enforce
ment  officers  as  well  as  with  certain  of  the  victims,  and  my  review  of  law  
enforcement report, records, and surveillance videos, I have learned the following:  
a.Vehicle registration records for Vehicle-2, which Perpetrator-2 drove to and
from Robbery-2, show that TALIEK PAYNE, the defendant, is listed as an additional owner on 
the registration information for Vehicle-2.   
b.Based on my review of photographs of TALIEK PAYNE available on law
enforcement databases in connection with prior arrests and my review of surveillance footage of 
Perpetrator-2, I believe that PAYNE is Perpetrator-2 who robbed Victim-2 and Victim-3.  PAYNE 
and Perpetrator-2 have the same facial features, including the same eyes, nose, and mouth, as well 
as similar hair.   
Still image of Perpetrator-3 (left) and criminal history photograph of TALIEK PAYNE (right) 
c.That belief is further supported by my review of an Instagram account that
appears, based on my review of photographs on the account, to belong to PAYNE (the “PAYNE 
Instagram account”).  Based on my review of the PAYNE Instagram account, I have observed the 
following, in substance and in part:  
i.On or about July 16, 2023, the PAYNE Instagram account posted an
image of  PAYNE next to a white car with damage to its right bumper and a partial New Jersey 
license plate ending in “REG.”  Based on the color of the car, the damage to the right bumper, and 
the  partial  license  plate  information,  I  believe  that  this  car  is  Vehicle-2,  which  was  driven  by  
Perpetrator-2 to and from Robbery-2.   

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ii. On or about June 14, 2020, the PAYNE Instagram account posted 
an image of PAYNE with an individual who appears to be RAMEL DECKARD, the defendant.  I 
therefore believe that PAYNE and DECKARD know one another.   
 
Identification of DASHAWN HAMPTON as Perpetrator-3 
 
15. Based on my participation in the investigation of this matter, my conversations with 
other  law  enforcement  officers,  as  well  as  with  certain  of  the  victims,  and  my  review  of  law  
enforcement reports, records, and surveillance videos, I have learned the following, in substance 
and in part:  
 
a. Application-1  records  show  that  the  Application-1  Account  to  which  
Perpetrator-3 sent $300 from Victim-1’s Application-1 account is registered in the name of and 
with  the  personal  identifying  information  of  DASHAWN  HAMPTON,  the  defendant.    Those  
records also show that the phone number associated with the account is Cellphone-1 that was used 
to contact Victim-1 prior to Robbery-3.   
 
b. Surveillance footage from a building located on Washington Avenue in the 
Bronx (“Building-2”) shows that an individual with the same build and features as Perpetrator-3 
exited Building-2 on the date of Robbery-3 at approximately 9:52 am.  I also know, based on my 
conversations  with  another  law  enforcement  officer,  that  Building-2  is  listed  as  HAMPTON’s  
current residence in connection with his receipt of New York State benefits.   
 
c. Based on my comparison of video footage and photographs of HAMPTON 
located on law enforcement databases in connection with a transit summons and a prior arrest with 
surveillance  footage  of  Perpetrator-3,  I  believe  that  HAMPTON  is  Perpetrator-3,  i.e.,  the  
individual who robbed Victim-1 on or about January 6, 2024.  HAMPTON has the same facial 
features, including the same eyes, nose, and mouth, and a similar build to that of Perpetrator-3.  
Law enforcement records also show that HAMPTON is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall.   
 
  
 
Still image of Perpetrator-3 (left) and still image from surveillance footage of HAMPTON 
related to a Transit Adjudication Bureau summons on or about October 9, 2023 (right) 
 

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d.I have also reviewed photographs on Instagram, which depict an individual
who  appears  to  be  HAMPTON  with  a  person  who  appears  to  be  RAMEL  DECKARD,  the  
defendant.  One of those images is shown directly below.  I therefore believe that HAMPTON and 
DECKARD know one another.   
e.On or about January 23, 2024, Victim-1 was shown six photographs, which
consisted of one photograph of HAMPTON , and photographs of five other individuals.  Victim-
1  did  not  identify  the  photograph  of  HAMPTON  or  any  of  the  other  photographs  that  she  was  
shown as a photograph of Perpetrator-3.
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4
 As noted in paragraph 11(j), Victim-1 told law enforcement, in substance and in part, that she 
did not get a good look at either of the two people who robbed her during Robbery-3.    

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WHEREFORE,  I  respectfully  request  that  warrants  be  issued  for  the  arrests  of  RAMEL  
DECKARD,  DASHAWN  HAMPTON,  and  TALIEK  PAYNE,  the  defendants,  and  that  they  be  
arrested, and imprisoned or bailed, as the case may be. 
______________________________ 
KERRI KUHL 
Special Agent 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
Sworn to me through the transmission of  
this Complaint by reliable electronic  
means (telephone), this ___ day of February, 2024. 
___________________________________ 
THE HONORABLE JENNIFER E. WILLIS 
United States Magistrate Judge 
Southern District of New York 
29th
Signed by judge
with permission
from Agent Kuhl
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