Twin Brothers Plead Guilty To Robbery, Brandishing Firearm Charges

DENVER - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Javae McClain, 19, of Aurora, and Javaris McClain, 19, of Aurora, each pled guilty to robbery affecting commerce and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

According to the plea agreements, in September of 2024, the McClain brothers committed an armed robbery of a convenience store in Denver. Both were charged with aggravated robbery in Denver and then released on state bond. Between December 23, 2024, and January 12, 2025, while on state bond, Javae McClain committed an additional ten armed convenience store robberies across the Denver Metro area, and was taken into custody on January 12, 2025. After Javae McClain was taken into custody, Javaris McClain, who was also still on state bond, continued the robbery spree by robbing an additional nine Denver area convenience stores with a gun. Javaris McClain was arrested on February 4, 2025.

Senior United States District Judge William J. Martinez presided over the hearing.

Both McClains are scheduled to be sentenced in September.

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force handled the investigation in cooperation with Denver, Commerce City, Westminster, Lakewood, Sheridan, Littleton, Aurora, and Parker Police Departments, and the Arapahoe County Sherriff's Office.

The Violent Crime and Immigration Enforcement Section of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado handled the prosecution.

Case Number: 25-cr-134-WJM