Two men will receive prison terms for multiple robberies.
A guilty plea in connection with the robbery of more than a dozen businesses will mean prison time for a 30-year-old Wilmington man.
Kori Thomas agreed to a plea on two counts of Robbery First Degree and one count of Attempted Assault Second Degree. During the spring of 2017, Thomas is believed to have committed 13 robberies at convenience stores throughout the Wilmington and New Castle area over a one-month span.
Because of previous convictions for weapons and burglary offenses, a Superior Court judge will sentence Thomas as a habitual offender in August. Thomas faces a minimum mandatory sentence of at least 28 years in prison.
A 35-year-old Millington, MD man received a prison sentence after pleading guilty to robbery and weapons charges.
In the span of a week in the summer of 2017, police believe Victor Lasanta robbed two gas stations and a convenience store in the Newark area, including threatening the employee at one gas station with a knife.
A Superior Court judge sentenced Lasanta to five years in prison, followed by the completion of the CREST substance abuse treatment program then one year of probation.
