JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Brandon man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for brandishing a firearm during two convenience store robberies.

According to court documents, Tramaine Jadell Pettaway, 36, used a firearm to commit two convenience store robberies along with another individual in January and February of 2018. One store was in Clinton and the other was in Ridgeland.  

Ridgeland police arrested both Pettaway and his co-defendant after a short chase following the Ridgeland convenience store robbery in February 2018. Pettaway and his co-defendant have been in custody since February 2018.

Pettaway pled guilty to two counts of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1) which makes it illegal for anyone to use a firearm during a robbery.

The Ridgeland Police Department, the Clinton Police Department, and the FBI investigated the case.