Bridgeport man gets more than 7 years for armed robbery spree targeting stores, Amazon truck
Federal prosecutors say Elijah Raffington, 22, was sentenced to 89 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
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A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a string of armed robberies targeting stores and an Amazon delivery truck across Bridgeport, Milford and Stratford.
Federal prosecutors say Elijah Raffington, 22, was sentenced to 89 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Authorities say Raffington and others carried out five gunpoint robberies between December 2022 and January 2023, targeting Omega Deli in Bridgeport, Milford Convenience & Tobacco, an Amazon delivery truck in Bridgeport, a smoke shop in Bridgeport and a Cumberland Farms in Stratford.
During the store robberies, prosecutors say the group threatened employees with guns, forced victims to the ground and stole cash and property.
At Omega Deli, prosecutors say Raffington held an employee at gunpoint while accomplice Mickyeem Profit stole money and cigarettes from the registers. Raffington also pointed his gun at a customer entering the store as the pair left, according to authorities.
During the Amazon truck robbery, prosecutors say the driver was forced into the back of the truck at gunpoint and assaulted.
Raffington has been detained since his arrest on related state charges in January 2023. He pleaded guilty last year to Hobbs Act robbery and carrying, using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
A federal judge reduced Raffington's sentence to account for time he will serve in state custody. He is scheduled to complete his related state sentence in October 2027.
Profit previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced in March to 102 months in prison.
