Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 46-year-old Justin Jenkins of Town of Tonawanda has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to a determinate sentence of 20 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision. His prison sentence will be served concurrent to the sentence he received for his convictions in Niagara County.  

Between February 25, 2019 and March 11, 2019, the defendant forcibly stole property from six gas station convenience stores in Amherst, Kenmore and Town of Tonawanda. In each incident, the defendant displayed what appeared to be a gun, later determined to be a BB gun, and demanded cash from the clerk.

Jenkins pleaded guilty to six counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, Class “C” felonies, on May 30, 2019.

His wife and co-defendant, 46-year-old Heather Jenkins, pleaded guilty to three counts of Robbery in the Third Degree, Class “D” felonies, for her role in the crimes. She is scheduled to be sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

DA Flynn commends Town of Tonawanda Police Detectives Thomas Falsone and Jeffrey Campanella as well as Detective Alan Fell from the Kenmore Police Department and Detectives Dan Quinlin and Thomas Thielman from the Amherst Police Department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Rachel L. Newton of the DA’s Felony Trials Bureau.