Plymouth man sentenced for yet another break-in
NORWICH – A convicted felon, who committed his latest crime while out on furlough, was sentenced to additional prison time and ordered to pay restitution to the convenience store he attempted to rob.
Robert E. Straight of Plymouth appeared before Judge Howard Sullivan in Chenango County Court on Monday, where he pleaded guilty to third degree attempted burglary, a class D felony.
Straight admitted to breaking into the Kwik Fil gas station on state Hwy. 12 north of the City of Norwich in the early morning hours of Feb. 24. He ran when the store’s alarm sounded, he said. Police discovered him hiding in a line of trees behind the store.
The attempted burglary took place while Straight was on furlough. Six days before, on Feb. 18, he had accepted a plea agreement for a similar crime and had requested a few days to spend with his family prior to sentencing.
Following his arrest, Sullivan rejected the plea – under which Straight would have served 2 1/2 to 5 years for breaking into the Country Store with another man on Aug. 15, 2010 and stealing $5,000 in tobacco products and $500 in cash – and instead slapped him with a stiffer sentence. He is currently serving 5 1/2 to 11 years in state prison for that crime, in addition to a concurrent 1 1/2 to 3 year sentence for an unrelated convenience store theft involving lottery tickets.
Both of these crimes were committed within weeks of Straight’s release from state prison, where he served time for a previous burglary conviction.
Sullivan said Monday that Straight’s actions were the “ultimate slap in the face” to both the man’s children and the court system. The judge accepted a plea agreement reached between the defendant’s defense attorney, Aaron Dean, and the Chenango County District Attorney. Under the terms of the agreement, Straight will serve 1 1/2 to 3 years in state prison, to run concurrently with his current sentence. He has also been ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $261.36 to the Kwik Fil within one year of his release from prison, plus a 5 percent surcharge and $50 DNA fee.
Straight addressed the court, apologizing for his “blatant disregard for other people’s property” and vowed to take responsibility for his actions.
“I hope that he takes his own words to heart,” said District Attorney Joseph McBride, who warned Straight that if he continues on his current path, then he’ll face life in jail.
Robert E. Straight of Plymouth appeared before Judge Howard Sullivan in Chenango County Court on Monday, where he pleaded guilty to third degree attempted burglary, a class D felony.
Straight admitted to breaking into the Kwik Fil gas station on state Hwy. 12 north of the City of Norwich in the early morning hours of Feb. 24. He ran when the store’s alarm sounded, he said. Police discovered him hiding in a line of trees behind the store.
The attempted burglary took place while Straight was on furlough. Six days before, on Feb. 18, he had accepted a plea agreement for a similar crime and had requested a few days to spend with his family prior to sentencing.
Following his arrest, Sullivan rejected the plea – under which Straight would have served 2 1/2 to 5 years for breaking into the Country Store with another man on Aug. 15, 2010 and stealing $5,000 in tobacco products and $500 in cash – and instead slapped him with a stiffer sentence. He is currently serving 5 1/2 to 11 years in state prison for that crime, in addition to a concurrent 1 1/2 to 3 year sentence for an unrelated convenience store theft involving lottery tickets.
Both of these crimes were committed within weeks of Straight’s release from state prison, where he served time for a previous burglary conviction.
Sullivan said Monday that Straight’s actions were the “ultimate slap in the face” to both the man’s children and the court system. The judge accepted a plea agreement reached between the defendant’s defense attorney, Aaron Dean, and the Chenango County District Attorney. Under the terms of the agreement, Straight will serve 1 1/2 to 3 years in state prison, to run concurrently with his current sentence. He has also been ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $261.36 to the Kwik Fil within one year of his release from prison, plus a 5 percent surcharge and $50 DNA fee.
Straight addressed the court, apologizing for his “blatant disregard for other people’s property” and vowed to take responsibility for his actions.
“I hope that he takes his own words to heart,” said District Attorney Joseph McBride, who warned Straight that if he continues on his current path, then he’ll face life in jail.
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