BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Depew man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for a 2022 home invasion in Amherst that left a man in critical condition, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Jason K. Evans, 37, was found guilty on two felony charges: burglary in the first degree and robbery in the first degree.
In Oct. 2022, Evans and 34-year-old Mark S. Shadle of Kenmore, forced entry into a home on Bucyrus Drive in the Town of Amherst. After entering the house, the two men tied, threatened, beat and robbed the homeowner, before leaving with a number of items from the home.
A member of the homeowner’s family returned home and called 911, before the victim was taken to ECMC with serious injuries to his head, chest, arms and legs. Severe lacerations were left to the victim’s arms from being tied up.
Evans faces a max of 20 years in prison with another five years of post-release supervision.
A seven-day trial was held in Dec. 2023 where a jury took just two hours of deliberation to find both Shadle and Evans guilty.
Shadle was sentenced in February on a persistent violent felony offender and will face 23 years to life in prison.