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Other Shoe Drops: Young Armed Robber From Garfield Spits On Deal, Gets 23 Years Without Parole

UPDATE: A state judge in Paterson on Friday hammered a 22-year-old Garfield man who was convicted of robbing four different victims at gunpoint in a one-man crime spree.

Jimmy German

Jimmy German

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Jimmy German rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and lost big when it came time to face the music.

Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai sentenced German to 27 years in state prison -- 85% of which must be served under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act before he’ll be eligible for parole -- during a brief court proceeding on March 31.

That’s 23 years before German will taste freedom again, longer than he's been alive.

A guilty plea to a lesser charge, or charges, likely would’ve gotten German a bit less than half that time, maybe even a third.

Jurors ended up convicting him on Feb. 22 of four counts of robbery along with illegal gun possession and the unlawful taking of a vehicle, in connection with the Jan. 29, 2021 armed robbery spree.

Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Robert J. Wisse, who secured the verdicts, outlined the incidents:

  • At 5:30 a.m., German robbed a 45-year-old man of his belongings – including cash and two cellphones – near the corner of 21st Avenue and E. 22nd Street;
  • At 6:20 a.m., German robbed a 22-year-old man of his personal belongings, including his wallet and cell phone, near the corner of 6th Avenue and E. 19th Street;
  • At 7:10 a.m., German robbed a 59-year-old victim of his cash, food, and cell phone in the area of 12th Avenue and E. 28th Street;
  • Finally, at 11 a.m., German robbed a 31-year-old man of his cash and cellphone near the corner of Liberty Street and Wayne Avenue.

German was carrying a gun when Paterson police nabbed him two days later. He’s been behind bars ever since.

German will remain there until the New Jersey Department of Corrections assigns him to a state prison.

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