USA: Judge Sentences Two Teens to 60 Years for Robbing Seniors

CINCINNATI (Associated Press) May 26, 2006 Two U.S. teenagers convicted of robbing senior citizens each were sentenced to 60 years in prison with no possibility of parole, Turkish Daily News reported in Ankara today. Prosecutors said Jeremy Jester, 18, and Jamin Mitchell, 19, visited businesses frequented by seniors and victimized people who appeared frail. "This kind of crime, it's premeditated. It's cold-blooded," Judge Robert Ruehlman said in announcing the sentences Wednesday. One victim said he was held at knifepoint while his attackers demanded money and threatened to kill him. Mitchell and Jester each pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary charges in January. Fourteen other charges were dismissed. Both men apologized to their victims in court. Lawyers for Mitchell and Jester said they would appeal. They had asked the judge to impose sentences of six to 10 years in prison. © 2005 Dogan Daily News Inc.