2 Youngstown men sentenced for multiple armed robberies

YOUNGSTOWN — Melvin Lee Jackson, 18, and Edgar Ramirez, 22, both of Youngstown, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson after they each pleaded guilty to committing a string of armed robberies at several locations in the Youngstown, Struthers and Boardman areas.

Jackson was sentenced to 192 months in prison and required to pay $7,870.99 in restitution. Ramirez was sentenced to 228 months in prison and ordered to pay $4,787.62 in restitution.

"Both of these men will now spend almost two decades behind bars for their actions that terrorized a community," U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman said in a news release. "The length of these sentences should show that pointing a gun at the head of innocent people simply trying to do their job and demanding money will put you in jail for a very long time."

From Dec. 17 to Dec. 21, 2019, Jackson and Ramirez committed a series of armed robberies at a Speedway in Boardman, a Subway in Youngstown and a Kwik Fill in Struthers. During each robbery, Ramirez and Jackson held store employees at gunpoint, threatened violence and demanded money, the release states.

This story was originally published November 25, 2020 at 4:08 PM with the headline "2 Youngstown men sentenced for multiple armed robberies."