Jewel Robber Jailed and Ordered to Pay Back $500,000

By John Jeffay / May 26, 2022 / www.idexonline.com / Article Link

(IDEX Online) - A robber convicted of an $800,000 raid on a US jewelry store has been jailed for 10 years, and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution.Kenneth Jones, 41, stole an estimated 700 pieces of vintage and designer jewelry, valued at $800,000, from Pretty in Patina, in Omaha, Nebraska, in February 2018.Fingerprints found on a garbage bag he left behind at the scene led detectives to his last known address, where they found two rings from the raid.Jones acted alone in the robbery, wearing a mask, clothed entirely in black, and brandishing what appeared to be a handgun.He will serve his sentence consecutively with a 220-month term for a bank robbery in Texas.The federal court in Omaha ordered him to compensate the store for $500,000 losses suffered in the crime.CCTV still shows Jones during the raid.

Recent News

Gold stocks decline as metal price drops

June 29, 2026 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Tech takes a hit on South Korea semiconductor decline

June 29, 2026 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks rise even as metal drops for second week

June 22, 2026 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Base outperform precious metals in slowdown from 2025 boom

June 22, 2026 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Mining stocks not looking expensive versus returns

June 15, 2026 / www.canadianminingreport.com
See all >
Share to Youtube Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Linkedin Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Tiktok