A federal jury has convicted Mikhal Hamilton, 25, of Indianapolis, of interference with commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a March 27 announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Hamilton’s conviction follows the earlier sentencing of his co-defendant David Washington, 23, of Arcadia. Washington was sentenced in October 2024 to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Court documents show that on June 25, 2023, Hamilton and Washington robbed the CVS Pharmacy on Rangeline Road in Carmel. Both men used firearms to threaten an employee before stealing prescription medications such as Oxycontin, Oxycodone, and various amphetamine stimulants. The two fled the scene but were stopped shortly afterward by Carmel Police Department officers who arrested them and recovered stolen pills as well as two firearms: one Glock handgun with an extended magazine and obliterated serial number and one homemade “ghost gun” known as a Polymer80.
Hamilton’s criminal record includes felony convictions for carrying a handgun without a license and synthetic identity deception. These convictions prohibit him from legally possessing any firearm.
The investigation was conducted by the Carmel Police Department together with FBI Indianapolis Field Office. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker presided over Hamilton’s trial; sentencing will occur at a later date. U.S. Attorney Wheeler thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelsey L. Massa and Nate Walter for prosecuting this case with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Sarah Helbig and Victim Witness Coordinator Johnna Preidt.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative designed to protect communities from violent crime using resources from both Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
