A Rolling Prairie man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, following a series of armed robberies in LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties. Timothy Bennitt, 27, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in South Bend, for robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
Two arrests have been made in connection with a series of armed robberies and other crimes in LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties. According to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, Timothy E. Bennitt, 28, and Nathan D. Kellogg, 32, are being held in the LaPorte County Jail after being linked to a series of crimes since early January. Continue reading
