Newport News man charged with killing two people during an armed robbery

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging Jordan Isaiah Pierce, 24, with the murders of two store employees during a 2022 robbery.

According to the indictment, on June 15, 2022, Pierce and a co-conspirator robbed a convenience store on Kiln Creek Parkway in Newport News, taking lottery tickets. During the robbery, Pierce, armed with a Draco pistol, allegedly shot and killed two employees. On July 11, 2022, armed with the same firearm used in the June 15 murder and robbery, Pierce and his co-conspirators allegedly robbed another Newport News convenience store and fled with cash.

Pierce is charged with two counts of using a firearm in a crime of violence resulting in death, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, and using a firearm in a crime of violence.

Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Ian Kaufmann, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office; and Steve R. Drew, Chief of Newport News Police, made the announcement.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lisa R. McKeel, Brian J. Samuels, and Mack Coleman are prosecuting the case.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 4:26-cr-70.

An indictment is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.