AURORA, Colo — A convicted felon who shot a store clerk during one of three armed robberies he committed was sentenced to 50 years in prison, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Stephen Gregory Jones, 24, was sentenced Feb. 7 after a jury convicted him in December of 12 counts, including attempted second-degree murder.
Jones has four prior felony convictions and was on parole to community corrections when he committed his most recent armed robberies.
On March 15, 2018, a man pulled a gun and robbed Aurora Plaza Liquors at 677 N. Peoria St. in Aurora. The next day, a similar robbery occurred at Dandy Discount Liquors at 12507 E Mississippi Ave.
A few hours later, an armed robbery took place at Village East Grocery at 1161 S. Peoria St. At that location, the suspect hit a female clerk in the head with a handgun and shot her in the leg, the DA said.
The DA said an employee at a nearby barbershop heard screams and gunshots and retrieved his handgun from his car.
While at his car, the man saw the suspect in the parking lot. The suspect threatened the barbershop employee and began rummaging in the employee’s car, the DA said. The employee fired his gun at the suspect, who fired back and ran away, according to the DA.
Aurora Police located the suspect waiting for a taxi nearby; he had been shot in the face, the DA said.
He was later identified as Jones, and the DA said evidence tied him to the two previous armed robberies.
The jury convicted Jones of the following counts:
- Attempted second-degree murder
- Five counts aggravated robbery
- First-degree assault
- Second-degree assault
- Automobile trespass
- Theft
- False reporting
- Possession of a weapon by a previous offender
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