Ganado Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Robbery
| U.S. Attorney’s Office September 14, 2009 |
PHOENIX—Jerad Chee, 18, of Ganado, Ariz., was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. In May 2009, Jerad Chee pleaded guilty to Armed Robbery.
On February 1, 2009, Chee and his co-defendant and brother, Jerrison Chee, 26, robbed a gas station and convenience store in Ganado at gunpoint. The brothers entered the store with bandanas covering their faces. Jerrison Chee brandished a .22 caliber revolver and demanded money from the victim store clerk, while Jerad Chee, in possession of a BB gun, stood guard at the door. The pair fled the store with cash that was taken from the victim store clerk during the robbery. Jerrison Chee also pleaded guilty to Armed Robbery and was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake on August 10, 2009.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Window Rock Police Department, the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations, the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Christina J. Reid-Moore, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR-09-8023-PCT-NVW
RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-295 (Chee et al)