Jared Stanley, a 33-year-old resident of Lindenwold, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for his involvement in three armed robberies at corner stores in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. United States District Judge John F. Murphy also ordered Stanley to serve five years of supervised release and pay $1,450 in restitution.
Stanley was charged by indictment in March 2024 with Hobbs Act robbery, carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a felon. In August 2024, he faced two additional charges of Hobbs Act robbery. He pleaded guilty to all charges in October 2024.
According to court documents, the robberies occurred over a two-week period early in 2024. On January 21, Stanley entered Birch Mini-Market on East Birch Street where he pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded money. When the cashier did not understand him, Stanley began yelling and struck the cashier multiple times with the gun before stealing about $550 from the register.
A week later on January 28, Stanley and an unidentified accomplice robbed Capricorno Grocery on East Orleans Street. Stanley displayed a firearm, forcibly moved an employee away from the counter while pistol whipping him repeatedly. His accomplice took approximately $500 from the register.
On February 2, Stanley and another unidentified co-conspirator targeted Bonifacios Grocery on Frankford Avenue. They forced an employee to the cash register, ordered him to get on the ground, pistol whipped him in the head, stole around $500 from the register and fled.
“This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results,” said United States Attorney David Metcalf.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the Philadelphia Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Robert E. Eckert prosecuted it.
