RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino man who arranged a drug deal that resulted in a 21-year-old man being shot and killed was sentenced today to 186 months in federal prison.
Dillion Jones, 20, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal, who also ordered him to pay $14,342 in restitution.
Jones pleaded guilty in March 2023 to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, one count of interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act), one count of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence resulting in death, one count of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and one count of possessing a stolen firearm.
Previously in this case, Rontrell Brainell Shaw, 22, of San Bernardino, the robbery crew’s getaway driver, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison and his brother, Martrell Patrick Shaw, 20, also of San Bernardino, who participated in the fatal robbery, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
“This defendant’s reckless disregard for human life resulted in a senseless murder and a grieving family left behind,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “We cannot accept violence on our streets. Today’s sentence sends a message that my office is committed punishing and deterring violent gun crime.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the San Bernardino Police Department investigated this case. Operation Safe Cities is a strategic enforcement approach designed to increase the number of arrests, prosecutions and convictions of recidivists engaged in the most dangerous conduct. It is expected to improve public safety across the region by targeting crimes involving illicit guns, prohibited persons possessing firearms, or robbery crews that cause havoc and extensive losses to retail establishments.
Assistant United States Attorney Peter H. Dahlquist of the Riverside Branch Office prosecuted this case.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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