ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Jessica Henton, 30, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to
accessory after the fact to Hobbs Act Robbery, before Chief U.S. District Judge
Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison
and a $125,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn Hartford, who is handling
the case, stated that on February 18, 2017, the defendant was driving her car
in the area of South Avenue in Rochester, with her boyfriend, Fred Swan, in the
passenger seat. Swan got out of Henton’s car and walked to Alice’s Market,
located at 1477 South Avenue. Swan entered the store and pointed a gun at the
store clerk and demanded money from the register. The clerk gave Swan
approximately $50. Swan then called the defendant and instructed her to move
her car to another location. Swan ran to the car, got in, and Henton drove him
away. Swan told the defendant that he had just robbed Alice’s Market, and the
defendant proceeded to drive Swan away from the scene.
Fred Swan was previously convicted of Hobbs Act Robbery and
sentenced on November to serve 192 months in prison.
Today’s plea is the result of an investigation by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge
Gary Loeffert, the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief
Mark Simmons, and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eric
Laughton.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 1, 2019, at 3:00 p.m.
before Chief Judge Geraci.
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