Four members of a Houston street gang have been found guilty of conspiracy and bank robbery following a series of high-speed ATM heists and “juggings” that resulted in over $300,000 in stolen cash. The gang specifically targeted ATM repair technicians and bank customers in Beaumont, executing one robbery in under twenty seconds before making their escape back to Houston. Sentencing dates are yet to be determined as the court awaits pre-sentence investigations; the defendants could face prison terms ranging from 20 to 45 years.
Among those convicted is 34-year-old Charles Bernard Byrd, known as “Doughboy,” who was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit bank robbery and aiding and abetting bank robbery. Byrd’s co-defendants, all from Houston, entered guilty pleas before the trial commenced. They include 38-year-old Kendrick Douglas Warren, known as “Bullet,” 36-year-old Derrick Deshaun Brooks, referred to as “D-Brooks,” and 42-year-old Derramy Deonita Foster.
Evidence presented during the trial indicated that the Beaumont Police Department, along with the FBI, had been investigating a series of bank robberies targeting ATM repair technicians throughout 2024. A detailed timeline of events reveals the audacity and speed with which the gang operated.
On October 8, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Derrick Brooks and Derramy Foster executed a brazen robbery at the drive-through of PNC Bank on Phelan Boulevard in Beaumont. Wearing masks and gloves, they pushed the technician aside, seizing $153,000 in cash before fleeing the scene in a black sedan, completing the entire operation in under twenty seconds. Although security cameras captured the theft, initial investigations yielded no leads.
Another robbery took place on December 31, 2024, around 1:15 p.m., when Brooks and Warren targeted an ATM repairman at the Education First Federal Credit Union on Laurel Avenue. Again masked and gloved, they aggressively confronted the technician, demanding he “move,” before making off with $146,000 in cash. This heist also took less than twenty seconds, and the duo fled in a stolen red SUV.
Just fifteen minutes later, a Beaumont police officer discovered the abandoned SUV in a nearby parking lot. Despite the removal of its license plate, authorities utilized earlier license plate reader images to track it down. Investigators found that the vehicle had traveled from Houston to Beaumont in tandem with a black truck registered to Brooks, which was observed departing Beaumont shortly after the robbery.
Further investigations revealed that the gang members were involved in a broader conspiracy from October to December 2024, orchestrating numerous juggings, burglaries, auto thefts, and two ATM robberies. “Jugging” refers to a crime where perpetrators target individuals leaving financial institutions with cash or valuables.
In fact, Byrd and his co-conspirators had committed a jugging just an hour before the New Year’s Eve robbery at the credit union. They had positioned the black truck to monitor customers at the Chase Bank drive-through, following a woman who had received cash from the teller. Once she parked at an HEB grocery store, the gang smashed her window and stole her belongings while she was inside.
Upon their arrest, Byrd was identified as the getaway driver, with Warren and Brooks as passengers. Law enforcement discovered a bag containing exactly $146,000 in cash, matching the amount stolen from the credit union, alongside gloves similar to those used in the robbery and a Texas paper license plate corresponding to the red SUV involved in the crime.
Investigators determined that the four convicted individuals were members of the 100% Third Ward gang, commonly known as the “103 gang,” operating out of Houston’s Third Ward area.
The jury’s verdict against Byrd was delivered on March 5, 2026, after a four-day trial, with the defendant facing a potential sentence of up to 25 years in federal prison. Warren and Brooks pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bank robbery in September 2025 and could also face lengthy prison sentences of up to 25 and 45 years, respectively. Foster, who pleaded guilty to bank robbery, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years.
The court will determine sentencing based on advisory guidelines and other statutory considerations, with hearings scheduled following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office. This case was a collaborative investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Beaumont Police Department, the Houston Police Department, and the FBI.
