Man sentenced in 2019 Dollar General armed robbery

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – A Somerset County man will spend 35 years behind bars for robbing the Dollar General in Westover back in 2019.

Timothy Jarvis was convicted in October 2020 of armed robbery, use of a firearm in a violent crime, and other related charges. These charges date back to June 30, 2019, when police responded to the store for a report of an armed robbery. It was reported that a man entered with a mask on, pointed the gun at the victim, hit her on the head with the gun, and demanded money. He then stole the cash from the registers and fled the scene. Other witnesses reported seeing a man run out of the store and get in a car that was parked on Fairmount Road. The vehicle then sped away from the area at a high rate of speed.

Investigators recovered a mask found on the ground, which was tested and found to contain Jarvis’ DNA. Jarvis was also tied to the area using his cell phone and cell tower records.

On Monday, a judge sentenced Jarvis to a total of 35 years of active incarceration, five of which will be served without the possibility of parole. We’re told Jarvis had an extensive record in Delaware, including a previous conviction for robbery of a convenience store.