Fargo man involved in prostitution robbery sentenced to 72 months in prison

Courtesy of: Fargo Police Department
Courtesy of: Fargo Police Department

(Fargo, ND) -- A U.S District Court has sentenced 30-year-old Fargo resident Zachary Ronzell Mitchell to 72 months in Federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence.

Court documents say Mitchell and several accomplices attempted to lure a male to an apartment building under the guise of prostitution via online advertisements. The documents say that is when Mitchell and the accomplices used "threats of force and actual force" to rob the victim. 

Immediately after the incident, the victim called authorities to the scene. Many of Mitchell's co-defendents were indicted in North Dakota and found guilty.

• JORDAN DANIEL KRAFT:  Age 21, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Robbery, pending sentencing.

• SHELTON LEE MOSEBY, IV: Age 19, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.

• TEAJAHA SHANETTE LAYSHA GRANDER: Age 24, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 2 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.

• TATYANNA DESHUAN GRANDER: Age 21, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.

• TEON TYRIK BERRY: Age 19, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count of Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.

• JACOBY RASHAWN LEE: Age 19, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to One Count of Interference with Commerce by Threats or Violence—Hobbs Act Robbery, sentenced to 7 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.

• HARLEIGH JOSETTE HAUGEN: Age 21, Fargo, ND: Pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Robbery, sentenced to 45 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release.