DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A Dauphin County man has been charged for allegedly attempting to rob a Rite Aid.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 29-year-old Nicholas Silva-Shaffer was indicted for Hobbs Act robbery on Sept. 16.
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam reported that Silva-Shaffer told Rite Aid employees that he was armed and demanded money.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives also investigated the incident.
If found guilty, the maximum sentence Silva-Shaffer faces is 20 years in prison, a term of supervised release after imprisonment, a fine and a special assessment.
