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Man gets 8-year prison term
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YOUNGSTOWN — Larry T. Burgess, 19, of Pinehurst Avenue is going to prison for a robbery in which he got no money.
Judge Timothy E. Franken of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court sentenced Burgess on Friday to eight years in prison for trying to rob a couple at gunpoint last winter in front of their house.
He pleaded guilty to two aggravated robbery charges Monday.
The couple was walking up to their house in the 100 block of Lowell Avenue on the city’s South Side the evening of Dec. 22 when Burgess got out of a vehicle in the couple’s driveway and demanded money while pointing a gun at them.
The male victim threw a cast-iron horse head at Burgess and then tried to hit him with a shovel before Burgess fled in his vehicle. He got no money.
Police caught up to the vehicle a short time later and arrested Burgess on West Princeton Avenue after a foot chase. The vehicle Burgess was driving had been stolen in Kent, police said.
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Eight years? Geez. Maybe 2 years or with some probation, but eight years? This is why our prisons are crowded. My god. Show some f--king mercy.
Franken must be showing the voters that ousted him that they'll regret it. He's been very heavy handled with his sentences. Individuals need to be punished for their crimes but he's out of control here. Check his sentences with other Judges.
Why should they regret ousting him? Instead of getting this "kid" some help, he's insuring another hardened criminal will be on our streets. This is sad.
I want to start by saying that I know nothing about the case in this story nor do I know the individuals involved. I can only assume it was drug related. I found no help for those addicted to drugs in Mahoning Co. My family had been trying to get help for a family member and at every turn was told nothing was available for those with no money. Most of our time was spent waiting for phone calls that were never returned or waiting at a facility for hours and then being told help was not available. We were finally able to get treatment in another county and after nearly a year clean and a job my family member was still sent to prison. I understand a punishment is warrented but it needs to be a reasonable sentence. I can only pray that this last year of sobriety has been enough to carry them through and all the hard work they did will stay with them.
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