Stamford Man Is Sentenced to 3 Years for Robbery of Autistic Man

The Stamford man who admitted he robbed an autistic man of his birthday gift of $100 last September has been sentenced to three years in jail.

On Nov. 6, Steven St Jacques, 27, of Durant Street, Stamford, pleaded guilty to a larceny charge in connection with the Sept. 9 theft. He also pleaded guilty to a robbery charge stemming from a December 2013 incident in Stamford.

St Jacques was sentenced to three years in prison and three years probation earlier this week, according to NBC Connecticut.

St Jacques was arrested about a week after the Sept. 9 robbery of a 27-year-old autistic man who was walking through Veteran Park to the Stamford Town Center to buy video games with birthday money he received from his family. St Jacques was seen in security surveillance video approaching the victim who showed him the money. St Jacques took the money, then pretended to put it back in the victim’s pocket and before fleeing.

The crime prompted an outpouring of community donations including one from Stamford Police who presented the victim with about $1,300 in donations.

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