MEMORANDUM & ORDER Murphy Boney pled guilty on July 25, 2023 to one count of possessing and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). (Indictment 3, Docket Entry No. 22; Min. Entry dated July 25, 2023.) On February 6, 2024, the Court sentenced Boney to eighty-four months of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release. (J., Docket Entry No. 45.) The Court also ordered Boney to pay restitution in the amount of $5,950. (Id.) On November 4, 2024, Boney filed a motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(1)(A)(i). (Def.’s Mot. for Compassionate Release (“Def.’s Mot.”), Docket Entry No. 53.) On November 15, 2024, the government opposed Boney’s motion. (Gov’t Opp’n to Def.’s Mot. (“Gov’t Opp’n”), Docket Entry No. 56.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Boney’s motion. I. Background On June 8, 2022, Boney and his co-defendant Dimel Hickman robbed two individuals at gunpoint in Queens, New York, after following them from their workplaces in Manhattan’s Diamond District. (Presentence Investigation Report (“PSR”)
11-13, 16-19, Docket Entry No. 34.) In the first robbery, Boney and Hickman robbed John Doe #3 of a bag containing personal documents at the door of his residence. (Id. 11.) Both Boney and Hickman were holding handguns during the robbery. (Id.) In the second robbery, Boney and Hickman approached John Doe #4 in the 75th Avenue subway station, struck him in the head with their handguns, and pushed him against the wall. (Id. 12.) They removed a watch and necklace from John Doe #4′s person and approximately $1,200 in cash he was carrying from his jewelry business. (Id.) Surveillance footage captured both incidents. (Id.
