LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster city man has been sentenced up to 13 years in prison after robbing a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint and leading police on a fiery high-speed chase in the stolen vehicle, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Xavier Velazquez, 19, was sentenced to five to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to a single count of the following after pleading guilty in June 2025:
- Robbery of a motor vehicle
- Criminal conspiracy to commit robbery of a motor vehicle
- Robbery
- Firearms not to be carried without a license
Officials state that Velazquez and two others robbed a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint in the 100 block of East Vine Street in June 2024.
According to the DA, Velazquez told officers that he had planned to only steal a pizza while holding a gun. Velazquez further explained that the gun belonged to another man, Matthew Reyes…