Cregg Jerri is an American executive and sales director based in Fresno, California. He came to prominence in July 2017 after stopping a robbery at a Starbucks. ^[2]

Cregg is originally from Bakersfield, California and graduated from Highland High School (Bakersfield, California). He went on to attend California State University-Fresno and in 1982 earned a degree in sociology and business. Cregg has spent his entire career at Frito Lay, starting out as a route sales rep and working his way up to his current position of zone sales director. ^[0]

For several years, Cregg volunteered his time for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Cregg is married and his children are adults. ^[0]

During the afternoon of July 21st at a Northwest Fresno Starbucks around 5:30 pm, 30-year-old Ryan Flores walked in with a knife and a toy gun demanding money from the barista. Cregg was in the Starbucks at the time and went to grab a metal chair in which he swung at Flores multiple times. During the physical struggle, Cregg was stabbed in the neck and Flores was stabbed multiple times before he ran away. Police found Flores near a canal on Fruit and Ashlan where he admitted to his crimes. They are both expected to heal from their injuries. ^[2]