Pittsfield Man Sentenced to State Prison for 2018 Robberies
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man has been sentenced to up to eight years in state prison for robberies committed in 2018.
Jameail Beckett, 37, was convicted on four counts of armed and masked robbery and sentenced by Judge John Agostini to six to eight years.
In an unagreed plea, the District attorney's office requested the court to sentence Beckett to serve eight to 10 years in state prison while defense counsel requested five to seven years.
Beckett robbed four stores in Pittsfield at gunpoint between Dec. 18 and Dec. 29, 2018. On Dec. 18, he robbed Family Dollar, on Dec. 19, Angelina's on Wahconah Street, on Dec. 27 he robbed Alltown on Tyler Street, and on Dec. 28 he robbed Angelina's on West Housatonic Street.
Pittsfield Police arrested Beckett on Dec. 28, 2018 and investigated the robberies.
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