{"id":31929,"date":"2022-04-19T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=31929"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:59:08","slug":"orleans-county-convicted-felon-pleads-guilty-in-robbery-spree-across-two-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/19\/orleans-county-convicted-felon-pleads-guilty-in-robbery-spree-across-two-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Convicted felon pleads guilty in robbery spree across two counties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"24318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/orleans-county-suspects-charged-in-armed-robbery-high-speed-pursuit\/john-s-cecchini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX420 IS&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1617626087&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John-S.Cecchini\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/John-S.Cecchini-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Cecchini, 28, of Albion, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean C. Eldridge, who is handling the case, stated that between April 2 and April 5, 2021, Cecchini committed robberies at five locations across Clarkson, Lyndonville, Albion, and Medina:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On April 2, 2021, Cecchini robbed the Five Star Bank branch at&nbsp;2 West Avenue, Clarkson, NY. He handed a bank employee a note which read, \u201cPlease do not make me hurt you. I need all of your money in your drawer and hurry up. You delay, I\u2019ll start shooting.\u201d&nbsp; Before the teller could read the note, Cecchini said, \u201cgive me all of the money in the drawer before I start shooting.\u201d The teller complied and gave him cash, and Cecchini fled the area.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On&nbsp;April 3, 2021, Cecchini robbed the Discount Groceries and More at&nbsp;11 South Main Street, Lyndonville, NY. He entered the store and handed a store employee a note that read \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to get hurt\u201d and verbally demanded all of the money in the cash drawer.&nbsp; The employee complied with Cecchini\u2019s demands and handed him cash, and Cecchini left the store and fled the area.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On April 4, 2021, Cecchini robbed the Alexander\u2019s Mobil Gas Station at&nbsp;4118 Lake Road, Clarkson, NY. He told an employee that he had a taser and said \u201cThis is a stick up.&nbsp; Keep your hands on the counter, act normal.\u201d&nbsp; The employee handed Cecchini cash from the cash register while Cecchini placed his hand in his sweatshirt pocket as if he had a gun.&nbsp; Cecchini took the cash, exited the store, and fled the area.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On April 5, 2021, Cecchini robbed the Crosby\u2019s Gas Station at&nbsp;202 North Main Street, Albion, NY. He showed an employee a taser gun and demanded money, saying that the taser had probes in it and he wasn\u2019t afraid to use it if the employee didn\u2019t hurry up. The employee handed Cecchini cash, and Cecchini fled the area.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Later in the day on April 5, 2021, Cecchini robbed the Family Dollar at&nbsp;11322 Maple Ridge Road, Medina, NY. Cecchini asked a store employee \u201chave you ever been robbed before?\u201d while holding an object in his hand as if it were a weapon. The employee handed Cecchini cash, and he fled the area in a car. After a brief chase, Cecchini was apprehended.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plea is the result of\/culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Major Crimes Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen Belongia, the Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Todd Baxter, the Medina Police Department, under the direction of Chief Chad Kenward, the Albion Police Department, the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eugene Staniszewski, the Orleans County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Christopher Bourque, and the Orleans County District Attorney&#8217;s Office, under the direction of District Attorney Joseph Cardone. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sentencing is scheduled for June 16, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. before Judge Geraci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Cecchini, 28, of Albion, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and four counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/19\/orleans-county-convicted-felon-pleads-guilty-in-robbery-spree-across-two-counties\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[2997],"class_list":["post-31929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orleans-county","category-uncategorized","tag-john-cecchini"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8iZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24317,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/06\/orleans-county-suspects-charged-in-armed-robbery-high-speed-pursuit\/","url_meta":{"origin":31929,"position":0},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Suspects charged in armed robbery\/ high speed pursuit","author":"aka","date":"April 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"John S. 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