Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced on Friday that 19-year old Denzell D. Grant, a resident of South Carolina who was an Army Private stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, at the time of the commission of the offense, pled guilty to a two-count Indictment charging him, with Interference with Commerce by Robbery or Armed Robbery and with Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.  Grant faces a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years, a fine up to $250,000, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more than 3 years on the Armed Robbery charge.  On the Possession of a Firearm charge, he faces a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years in prison, and that term must run consecutively or in addition to any other sentence imposed, a fine up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of not more than 5 years.  Sentencing is scheduled for October 24, 2014, and Grant has been held without bond since his initial appearance on February 27, 2014.  The offense occurred on October 13, 2013, when Grant, an Army private visiting Swansea with a friend, decided, with others, to rob Max’s One Stop in Swansea.  Grant, wearing a mask and armed with a loaded gun, entered Max’s One Stop, and jumped over the counter which led to the area where the lone clerk, was sitting.  Grant put the gun to the employee’s head and told him to give Grant all of the money.  Grant held the gun on this worker as Grant followed him to the cash register.  As the employee was giving Grant the cash from the register, he grabbed the gun and the two began struggling over the gun.  During the struggle, the firearm discharged, injuring the worker’s left hand and striking Grant in the right arm.  After being shot, Grant tried to escape by jumping over the counter into the customer area.  At the same time, a customer walked into the convenience store and heard the worker call for help.  The customer helped prevent Grant from escaping until the police arrived.