DAYTON, Ohio – A Dayton man was sentenced in federal court here today to 240 months in prison for committing 12 separate armed robberies at businesses throughout southwest Ohio.
In December 2024, Timothy Farr, 44, brandished a firearm at local gas stations, convenience stores and drive thru stores, demanding cash and cigarettes.
During the robberies, Farr often wore a dark jacket, pants and shoes, as well as gray two-tone style gloves and a black balaclava mask covering part of his face. In some instances, Farr also wore an N-95 style mask. He brandished a black firearm.
As the crime spree progressed, the defendant became more aggressive with his verbal commands to store clerk victims and his use of the firearm.
Law enforcement was able to identify a vehicle of interest using the Flock Safety Camera System and identified a 2011 red Ford Taurus linked to armed robbery locations.
When Dayton police officers initiated a traffic stop of the red Taurus on Dec. 16, 2024, Farr was in the front passenger seat wearing the outfit described in the armed robberies, had an N-95 style mask on the floorboard and gray two-tone gloves in his pocket. Farr also had a 9mm pistol in his waistband.
Farr admitted to committing armed robberies on:
Dec. 3, 2024, at Sunoco gas station on Wayne Avenue in Dayton, Dec. 4, 2024, at Marathon gas station on Linden Avenue in Riverside, Dec. 6, 2024, at Ray’s Xenia Avenue Market on Xenia Avenue in Dayton, Dec. 7, 2024, at Free Pike Drive-Thru on Free Pike in Dayton, Dec. 8, 2024, at Sunoco gas station on Selma Road in Springfield, Dec. 8, 2024, at Family Dollar on Salem Avenue in Trotwood , Dec. 10, 2024, at Mini Mart on N. Main Street in Dayton, Dec. 11, 2024, at Marathon gas station on E. Fifth Street in Dayton, Dec. 12, 2024, at White Oak Deli on Cheviot Road in Green Township, Dec. 14, 2024, at Family Dollar on West Main Street in Springfield, Dec. 15, 2024, at Sammy’s Drive-thru store on Woodman Drive in Riverside, and Dec. 15, 2024, at United Dairy Farmers on Vine Street in Cincinnati. The defendant was charged federally in December 2024 and pleaded guilty in October 2025.
Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Jorge Rosendo, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF); Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliott; Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal; Green Township Police Chief James Vetter; Cincinnati Police Interim Chief Adam Hennie; Trotwood Police Chief Erik Wilson; and Riverside Police Acting Chief Angela Jackson announced the sentence imposed today by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan A. Saunders and Christina E. Mahy are representing the United States in this case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America , a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Southern District of Ohio — U.S. Department of Justice press release.