- Berkshire District Attorney's Office
Media Contact for Man sentenced for armed robbery
Dennis Yusko, Communications Director
Pittsfield — A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty to armed robbery of a gas station and was sentenced to six to eight years in state prison.
Appearing in Berkshire County Superior Court on Wednesday, Luis Valle, 34, pleaded guilty to armed and masked robbery and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
Judge John Agostini sentenced Valle to six to eight years in Massachusetts Correctional Institution — Cedar Junction.
The case was prosecuted by Berkshire Assistant District Attorney Jedd L. Hall.
Armed with a knife and wearing a mask, Valle assaulted an employee of the Gulf Gas Station in Pittsfield and stole money from the establishment’s cash register on Feb. 17, 2018.
Valle was previously convicted of armed robbery in 2010.
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