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Bennington Man Convicted of Armed Robbery
A Bennington man has been convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont.
John Chinnici, 33, of Bennington, Vermont, was convicted on July 27, 2018, following a jury trial in the case related to the January 2016 armed robbery of the Martin’s Mobil Mini-Mart in Bennington.
According to court records and proceedings, on January 11, 2016, at approximately 12:30 am, two masked men, one of whom carried a handgun, approached two employees of the Martin’s Mobil Mini-Mart as the employees walked to deposit the store’s night receipts at the drop box of a nearby bank.
The robbers demanded the employees hand over the bag containing the money, ordered the men to lie on the ground, and then ran away. The employees returned to the store and called 911.
Through investigation, the Bennington Police Department determined that Austin Mayhew, 29, of Bennington, was one of the robbers. Mayhew identified Chinnici as the man who committed the robbery with him and as the person who carried the handgun.
Chinnici claimed that he was not in Bennington on the night of the robbery, but evidence from his cell phone, including texts he exchanged with a former-girlfriend which detailed that he came into money during the night of the robbery, and photos of receipts showing that he sent the former girlfriend nearly $1,000 in the days following the robbery, contradicted his alibi.
Chinnici faces a sentence of up to 20 years incarceration, followed by a period of supervised release, restitution, a possible fine, and a mandatory special assessment. His sentence will be determined by the sentencing judge after consultation with the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
Key Facts
- State: Vermont
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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