Cleveland Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Three Armed Robberies in Four Days
9/11/2020
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Michael C. O’Malley announced that Johnny Jackson, 32, was sentenced for three
armed robberies committed on Cleveland’s West Side in October 2017.
“I have zero tolerance for criminals who
point guns at peoples’ heads,” said Prosecutor O’Malley, “He has earned every
day of this nine-year prison term.”
On October 25, 2017, Johnny Jackson, 29,
robbed the victim, 45, at gunpoint near Ridge Road and Denison Avenue in
Cleveland. The victim got off a bus to walk to work when Jackson rode past him
on a bike and pulled him into an alley. He pointed a gun at him, demanded his
belongings, stole his cellphone, and rode away.
Later that day, Jackson robbed another
victim, 22, at gunpoint at a gas station near West 63rd Street and Storer
Avenue in Cleveland. Jackson jumped in the victim’s truck and pointed a gun at him
while demanding his property. Jackson pistol-whipped the victim in the head and
stole cash before fleeing the scene on a bike.
On October 28, 2017, Jackson robbed a
convenience store at gunpoint near West 56th Street and Clark Avenue in
Cleveland. He approached the counter, pointed a gun at the face of an employee,
55, and demanded he open a safe. Jackson stole cash, lottery tickets, and
cigarettes before running away.
The Cleveland Division of Police
conducted an investigation that connected Jackson to the crimes. He pleaded no
contest to the indictment. The Court found him guilty of the following charges:
- Three counts
of Aggravated Robbery
- Three counts
of Kidnapping
- One count
of Felonious Assault
- One count
of Having Weapons Under Disability
He was sentenced to nine years in prison.