A man who has been charged in several robberies throughout the area received his sentence for a crime that happened in Westmoreland County in 2024.
Trey Bell, 32, of New Kensington, was sentenced to up to 12 years of confinement for a robbery committed at an AT&T store on Tarentum Bridge Road. He will then be on supervised release for five years.
According to Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s Office, Bell entered the store with a gun, forced employees to restrain themselves with zip ties and stole nearly $50K worth of phones, smartwatches and other electronics.
He pleaded guilty to all charges related to the crime before his sentencing.
Detectives tracked him down as a suspect using license plate readers and his vehicle registration. DNA testing also connected him to the scene.
Channel 11 has covered Bell and his crimes on previous occasions, too.
In December 2024, he was identified as a suspect in a robbery that happened at the T-Mobile Store on Foster Avenue in Crafton.
He was arrested in Youngstown, Ohio.
Police said he and another man committed a robbery at a phone store in Columbiana before they were arrested.
Assistant District Attorney Olivia Muha prosecuted the case and Common Pleas Judge Christopher Feliciani gave the sentence.
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