Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Jordan J. Ellison, 55, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced yesterday afternoon before Supreme Court Judge Debra L. Givens to 2 to 4 years in prison. He was sentenced as a second felony offender.
Between Thursday, January 4, 2023, and Sunday, February 4, 2023, the defendant engaged in a series of retail thefts where he stole various merchandise on nine separate occasions from six different retailers in four different jurisdictions in Erie County. During the crime spree, defendant was apprehended once, which allowed the merchandise to be recovered and returned to the retailer. During the investigation, the defendant was linked to the eight other retail crimes where he successfully stole property with a total aggregate value of $12,902.
Ellison pleaded guilty to one count of Robbery in the Third Degree (Class “D” felony) and eight counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (Class “E” felonies). The defendant pleaded guilty to all counts in the indictment on November 20, 2024.
As part of the sentencing proceeding, our office requested that the Court order the defendant to sign Confessions of Judgment for each retailer as well as trespass notices, which rescind his legal right and privilege to enter the stores in the future. Judge Givens issued a verbal stay away order.
DA Keane commends Cheektowaga Detective Christopher Lovallo, Cheektowaga Police Officer Jennifer Szmania, Town of Hamburg Detective William Stowell, Town of Amherst Detectives Ron Smith and Thomas Westbrook and West Seneca Detective Jill Gallagher.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Christopher P. Jurusik of the Special Investigations and Prosecutions (SIP) Unit and member of the Retail Crime Task Force as well as Assistant District Attorney Rachel Schepart of the Justice Courts Bureau.