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Life Sentence for Woonsocket Gas Station Murder
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Jason W. Pleau, 35, of Providence, R.I., was sentenced to life in federal prison without the possibility of release for the murder and robbery of Woonsocket, R.I., gas station manager David D. Main.
Pleau chased, shot at close range, and robbed Mr. Main on September 20, 2010, as he approached the doorstep of a Woonsocket bank where he was to have deposited receipts belonging to the gas station that he managed.
Pleau pled guilty on July 31, 2013, to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery; Hobbs Act robbery; and carrying, using, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence, death resulting.
Pleau’s sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith, was announced by United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman; Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin; Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police; Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas S. Carey; and Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston field office of the FBI.
Co-defendants Jose A. Santiago, 36, formerly of Springfield, Mass., and Kelly Marie Lajoie, 35, formerly of Springfield, Mass., also pleaded guilty to various charges related to the crime. Santiago is scheduled to be sentenced on January 9, 2014, while Lajoie awaits a sentencing hearing.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adi Goldstein and William J. Ferland and Trial Attorney Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss of the Criminal Division’s Capital Case Section.
The matter was investigated by the Woonsocket Police Department, Rhode Island State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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