ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tyrone Jiggetts, 48, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie M. Kocher, who handled the case, stated that on May 6, 2019, the defendant possessed a 12 gauge double-barrel shotgun at a gas station at 799 West Main Street in Rochester. In 1991, Jiggetts was convicted of Robbery in the Third Degree, and in 2004, he was convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. As a result, the defendant is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as part of its Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
