27-year-old Milwaukee man federally indicted, accused in violent armed robbery in northeast WI

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A 27-year-old Milwaukee man has been federally indicted -- accused in a violent armed robbery in northeast Wisconsin.

The four-count indictment against Justin Nalls charges him with robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, possession of ammunition by a felon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

If convicted of the robbery offense the defendant faces 20 years imprisonment.

Nalls is an armed career criminal under federal law based on three prior violent felony convictions. An armed career criminal convicted of possession of ammunition or possession of a firearm faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life on each count. If he is found to have brandished a firearm during the robbery offense, the defendant must receive an additional seven years imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence.

According to the indictment and other documents filed with the court, the defendant and an accomplice traveled from Milwaukee to northeast Wisconsin under the guise of offering prostitution services to the owner of a Kewaunee business.

Upon arrival, the defendant and accomplice proceeded to rob the business owner at gunpoint. A search of the defendant’s residence and vehicle yielded a loaded .44 revolver in the vehicle and 15 rounds of .357 magnum ammunition in a children’s bedroom.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Wisconsin Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation, the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department, the Kewaunee Police Department, and the Kewaunee County District Attorney’s Office.