Bank Robberies, Shootings Earn Man 30 Years in Prison
Authorities said Jeffrey Garrett, 36, of Trenton pleaded guilty to robbing the same Chase Bank branch in Hamilton Township twice. During the second holdup, he carjacked a car and shot the vehicle's owner and a bank teller, who both survived.
A Mercer County, N.J., man was sentenced today (Feb. 28) to 30 years in prison for robbing the same bank in Hamilton Township twice, carjacking a vehicle and shooting two people, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Jeffrey Garrett, 36, of Trenton, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to four counts of an indictment charging him with two armed bank robberies, carjacking, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. Based on documents filed in the case and statements made in court, the following details about Garrett’s crimes were released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Garrett robbed the Chase Bank …
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Iola Smith
8:19 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012
This alleged robber was a third year medical student at NYU medical school who became psychotic and ever since has been battling with a mental illness. He had not been able to get his medication because he had no money and his medicaid benefits had not yet been renewed.. He is not really a criminal. I do not think he really wanted to rob the bank. A real bank robber does not behave this way. He … more ›