The man charged for a knifepoint robbery and stabbing of a local gas station attendant, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced today.

Samuel Patriaco, Jr., 24, of Brick was sentenced by Judge Linda G. Baxter, J.S.C. for the charge of First Degree Robbery to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to a No Early Release mandate (Must serve 85% of the imposed sentence).

The sentencing stems from the June 19, 2015 guilty plea by Patriaco to the September 1, 2014 robbery. On that date, Patriaco approached Charanjee Singh, an attendant working at KD Automotive located on Burnt Tavern Road in Brick, while he was counting money at the gas pumps and grabbed the money out of his hand. When Singh attempted to retrieve the money, Patriaco stabbed the victim with a knife and fled. The victim was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center with serious injuries to his left upper abdomen/chest, where he recovered after undergoing surgery.

The investigation into the robbery was conducted by members of the Brick Police Department Detective Bureau. The case was prosecuted by Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Kelly J. Biringer.

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