2 Bridgeport Men Indicted In Jewelry Store Robbery Case: U.S. Attorney

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Two Bridgeport men have been charged in federal court in connection with a jewelry store robbery in Clinton earlier this year, according to U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan, and P.J. O’Brien, special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Haven Division.

Kelijah Richardson, also known as “KeKe,” “Keek,” and “Lijh,” 28, and Anibal Rivera, also known by the aliases “Go,” “Greenlight Go,” and “greenlightgo.1,” are accused of stealing about $184,000 worth of jewelry from the Kay Jewelers store in Clinton on Feb. 3.

A grand jury in Bridgeport returned the indictment on March 18 in connection with the smash-and-grab robbery.

The charge is interference with commerce by robbery, also known as Hobbs Act robbery. The offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also said the indictment is not evidence of guilt and that the charge is an allegation. Each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

As described in court documents and statements made in court, the FBI New Haven Violent Crimes Task Force and state and local law enforcement agencies have been investigating at least 20 robberies and burglaries, as well as attempted robberies and burglaries, of jewelry stores and kiosks in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts between September 2025 and February 2026. In those incidents, suspects wearing dark clothing, masks, and gloves entered jewelry stores and kiosks, used hammers or other tools to break showcases, stole jewelry, and then fled in vehicles with no license plates or with stolen or obstructed license plates.

Richardson was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on March 9, according to Sullivan. He has entered a plea of not guilty, and is currently free on a $250,000 bond.

Rivera has been detained since his arrest on Feb. 3 on a state warrant stemming from an alleged robbery of approximately $259,000 in jewelry from a location in the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester on Sept. 17, 2025, according to prosecutors.

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBI New Haven Violent Crimes Task Force with assistance from state and local law enforcement agencies. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen L. Peck.