BRIDGEPORT, Conn — A New Haven man has been sentenced following his conviction in a series of gunpoint robberies and an armed carjacking in 2022.
Christian Borrero, 20, of New Haven, was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing gunpoint robberies of convenience stores and an armed carjacking.
Prosecutors said police investigated a series of gunpoint robberies and a carjacking that occurred in late June and early July 2022.
Officials said in court that Borrero committed an armed robbery of a Citgo Gas Station located at 957 Foxon Road in East Haven on June 29, 2022; an armed carjacking followed by an armed robbery of a 7-Eleven Convenience Store located at 1089 Campbell Avenue in West Haven on July 3, 2022; and an armed robbery at an Xpress Mart Gas Station located at 180 Wakelee Avenue in Ansonia on July 7, 2022.
In addition, on July 6, 2022, Borrero and his associate, Robert Smith, committed an armed robbery of a Shell Gas Station located at 195 State Street in North Haven.
Borrero has been detained since July 13, 2022. On Jan. 3, he pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
On Sept. 28, 2023, Smith, of New Haven, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery and one count of aiding and abetting the carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He awaits sentencing.
Doug Stewart is a Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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