Erie teen sentenced to 37 months in prison for robbery.
A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,000.70 in restitution on his conviction of robbery of a person in possession of property of the United States.
United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced the sentence against Elijah Devon Sherrod, 19, who was found guilty of displaying a handgun, threatening, and robbing an individual of money and property that was under the control of the United States.
According to information presented to the court, the defendant, along with a co-defendant, Latisha Marie Palochak, displayed a handgun, threatened, and robbed an individual of money and property that was under the control of the United States on or about July 16, 2013.
United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Sherrod, commenting on the seriousness of the offense and determining that Sherrod and his co-defendant were equally culpable for the crime.
Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the EAGLE task force, which is comprised of members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Erie Police Department and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Bureau of Narcotics Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Sherrod.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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