Milwaukee Man Gets 16.5 Years For 9 Gas Station Robberies

MILWAUKEE, WI — A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 16.5 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he robbed or tried to rob nine gas stations in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

Jeremiah Tyler, 22, of Milwaukee, was sentenced May 27 for committing seven robberies and two attempted robberies between July 18, 2025, and Aug. 18, 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

The robberies involved gas stations in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutors did not identify the specific gas stations in the news release announcing Tyler's sentence.

According to prosecutors:

• Tyler committed seven completed robberies and two attempted robberies.
• The robberies happened over about one month.
• Gas stations in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties were targeted.
• Tyler brandished a firearm in six of the completed robberies.
• Tyler discharged a firearm in one of the attempted robberies.

Following his prison term, Tyler will spend three years on supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution.

“These were very serious and dangerous crimes. Thank God no one was hurt,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad D. Schimel said in a statement. “The message cannot be clearer: Those who commit crimes with guns will be relentlessly pursued, and they will be locked up. We have no higher priority in our mission to keep our communities safe.”

FBI Milwaukee Special Agent in Charge Alan Karr said Tyler “created fear in our community” during the robberies.

“Not only did he brandish a firearm to instill fear and further his illegal actions, but in one case he discharged the firearm,” Karr said in a statement.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said armed robberies can escalate quickly and cause harm to the community.

“The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) is grateful for the hard work of everyone involved that brought this individual to justice,” Norman said. “MPD values our collaboration with our law enforcement partners in criminal cases like this to build a safer city for everyone to live, work, and play.”

West Allis Police Chief Patrick Mitchell said law enforcement agencies worked together across the region in the case.

“Law enforcement agencies take violent crime seriously, and we effectively share information and cooperate on a regional basis,” Mitchell said in a statement. “This conviction and sentence should serve as a reminder that violent crime is not tolerated.”

The case was investigated by the FBI's Milwaukee Area Violent Crime Task Force, the Milwaukee Police Department, the West Allis Police Department and the Menomonee Falls Police Department.

It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Abbey M. Marzick.