Ryan Kentrell Montgomery, 37, has been handed a two-year federal prison sentence for his role in the St. Patrick’s Day 2023 smash-and-grab at Heller Jewelers in San Ramon, a takeover-style robbery that netted about $1.1 million in Rolex watches and other high-end pieces. Court filings and local coverage say the sentence caps a multi-year federal investigation that leaned heavily on digital breadcrumbs and physical evidence to tie suspects to the daylight heist.
How investigators tracked the crew
According to investigators, a stolen Rolex outfitted with a hidden GPS chip quietly did much of the early heavy lifting. The tracker allegedly let law enforcement follow suspects’ movements and connect a specific vehicle to the Heller Jewelers robbery. Phone…..