Yonkers Man Sentenced For Robbery, Weapons Possession

A Yonker man was sentenced Wednesday after being convicted for his involvement in a car break-in. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Jerry Colon, 38, of Yonkers, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for the crimes that occurred in December 2016.

County Court Judge George Fufidio sentenced Colon on the following counts:

• First-degree robbery, a felony
• Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felony
• Fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor
• Fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor

Scarpino said that approximately 2 a.m. Dec. 14, 2016, Colon broke into the victim's vehicle in a parking lot at 260 South Broadway in Yonkers. The victim, who was walking to his vehicle at the time, saw the defendant still in his Chevy Suburban. He attempted to stop Colon and get him to return an iPad and GPS device which the defendant had stolen from inside the SUV.

Colon then pulled out a box cutter which he swung at the victim in order to retain the stolen goods. Despite his use of a box cutter, which he swung at the victim at least twice, the victim was able to overcome him and hold him until police arrived at scene.

Yonkers Police recovered the box cutter used by the defendant as well as the stolen electronics. Colon’s DNA was found on the box cutter recovered by police.

He was convicted following a jury trial Feb. 23, 2018.

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