Mercer County Man Sentenced In NJ, PA Armed Robbery Spree: Feds

TRENTON, NJ – A Mercer County man was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for his role in a string of armed robberies of businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 2019, federal officials said.

Omar Feliciano-Estremera, 45, of Trenton, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, Hobbs Act robbery, and aiding and abetting the possession of a firearm which was discharged during a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.

Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence Tuesday in Trenton federal court. In addition to the prison term, Feliciano was also sentenced to five years of supervised release.

Feliciano and his associate, who has since died, completed a string of armed robberies in May and June of 2019 at Mercer County and Union County businesses in New Jersey, as well as Bucks County businesses in Pennsylvania, according to documents filed in this case and statements made in court.

Feliciano’s co-conspirator would enter the businesses, brandish a handgun, and demand money from the store clerks working the register, Sellinger said, with Feliciano acting as the getaway driver.

While fleeing one of the robbery scenes in Union County, the conspirator fired a handgun at passing witnesses before being picked up by Feliciano, Sellinger said. Feliciano later admitted to conspiring to commit eight robberies and aiding and abetting three robberies, including the Union County robbery when the gun was fired.

Sellinger thanked FBI special agents, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy in Newark, with the investigation leading to the sentencing. He also thanked officers of the Hamilton Township, Trenton, Rahway, Morrisville, Bristol Township, and Lawrence Township police apartments for their assistance.