GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On Thursday, a Greenfield man was sentenced to three years in state prison for armed robbery. Keith Shaw stole from two package stores in Northampton in June of 2024 with one incident turning from shoplifting to armed robbery when he threatened the storeowner with a knife.
From the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office:
Greenfield man sentenced to prison for 2024 armed robbery
NORTHAMPTON – A Hampshire Superior Court judge on Thursday sentenced a Greenfield man who stole from two package stores in the city, including one where he threatened the owner with a knife, to a term in State Prison.
Keith Shaw, 49, pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery and shoplifting in connection with incidents in June of 2024 when he walked off with $165 worth of alcohol from one package store and $79 worth of alcohol at another. When the owner of one of the stores attempted to stop him, Shaw threatened him with a knife.
Hampshire Superior Court Judge John Agostini accepted the sentencing recommendation put forth jointly by Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Andrew Covington and Northampton defense attorney Allison Pash of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, which was 3 years years in state prison on the armed robbery charge and a concurrent 1-year sentence in the
Hampshire House of Correction on the shoplifting charge.“The second incident escalated quickly from a shoplifting offense to an armed robbery when Mr. Shaw threatened the store owner with a knife,” said ADA Covington. “Fortunately, no one was injured.” ADA Covington also thanked the Northampton Police Department’s Detective Bureau for conducting a thorough investigation that ultimately identifying Mr. Shaw as the perpetrator.