Crime & Safety
$27K Armed Bank Robbery Nets Prison For Wall Township Man
Jeffrey L. Kniffin, 51, was sentenced to time in prison after the robbery took place in Wall Township in October 2024, authorities said.
WALL, NJ — A Wall Township man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for armed bank robbery, Acting U.S. Attorney & Special Attorney Alina Habba said Wednesday.
Jeffrey L. Kniffin, 51, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi in Trenton federal court on July 22 to a one-count information charging him with armed bank robbery, Habba said.
Judge Quaraishi imposed the sentence on Monday in Trenton federal court.
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Kniffin was sentenced following an incident on Oct. 23, 2024, where authorities said he entered a bank in Wall Township armed with a loaded handgun, approached a bank teller, and demanded cash from the teller.
After demanding the money, he then removed the handgun from his pocket and displayed it towards the teller, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.
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During his interaction with the teller, authorities said Kniffin instructed “Don’t do anything stupid” multiple times. He received about $27,072 in cash from the teller and then fled the bank.
Several minutes later, Kniffin was apprehended and arrested by law enforcement. At the time of his arrest, authorities recovered from Kniffin and his immediate surroundings a loaded handgun and over $25,000 in cash.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Quraishi also sentenced Kniffin to three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, ordered forfeiture of Kniffin’s robbery proceeds and crime gun, and ordered restitution in the amount of $1,938.
Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Habba credited task force officers with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy in Newark, with the investigation leading to the sentencing.
She also thanked the Wall Township Police Department, under the direction of Chief Sean O’Halloran, and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, for their assistance in the investigation.
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