19-year-old gets six years in robbery.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A Springfield teen-ager with a record of theft was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison Wednesday for a $20 robbery in which he pepper sprayed a woman and her three children as they sat in their car at an ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine) A banking terminal that accepts deposits and dispenses cash. ATMs are activated by inserting a cash or credit card that contains the user's account number and PIN on a magnetic stripe. in Eugene. Robert Leland Maas, 19, was charged with attempted robbery, felony assault, illegal use of pepper spray, and unlawful possession of mace and a firearm. Under his plea bargain plea bargain n. in criminal procedure, a negotiation between the defendant and his attorney on one side and the prosecutor on the other, in which the defendant agrees to plead "guilty" or "no contest" to some crimes, in return for reduction of the severity of the , he may seek admission to the state's prison See State prison boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. after serving two years in prison. If he is accepted, he could be released six months later if he completes the program. Maas and his alleged accomplice, Randy Wayne Randy Wayne (born 7 August 1981) is an actor based in Hollywood. He lived in Moore, OK. He first found 15 seconds of fame by appearing in UK reality-TV show Shipwrecked in 2002, standing out from the crowd as one of the few American contestants amongst a predominantly British Smith, 19, of Eugene, waited near the ATM machine at the Selco Credit Union, 221 Division Ave., around 9:20 p.m. Dec. 28, waiting for someone to make a transaction, according to court records. Maas reportedly took the victim's ATM card and $20 in cash before spraying pepper spray into the car. The victim did not attend the hearing, but Lane County Deputy District Attorney Valeri Love said the children, all under 8 years old, were so terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. by the crime that they slept with their parents until the suspects were caught. Maas and Smith were arrested two weeks after the robbery, when an informant contacted police. Smith is scheduled for trial today. In court Wednesday, Love said Maas was under supervision at the time of the crime for juvenile convictions on car theft, theft and alcohol possession charges Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: California iam 19 years old. I received a possession of alcohol ticket once before, and iam still doing community service for it. . In conversations recorded at the jail, he was "dismissive" about the crime and its impact, she told Lane County Circuit Judge Gregory Foote. She said she will oppose any future request for boot camp by Maas. In a statement to the judge, Maas expressed regret. He said he did not know children were in the car. "It wasn't thought out," he said. "It was a stupid thing." Foote reminded Maas that he had been warned by juvenile counselors and others that he would someday go to adult prison if he didn't change his life. Foote said Maas must now decide whether he'll continue a life of crime and prison because judges aren't likely to give probation to someone with his record. "This is the day everybody said was coming if you didn't change your life, and you didn't listen," Foote said. "It's pretty much up to you." |
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