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If the robbers who ripped off a marijuana-dealing couple thought the crime would not be reported, they thought wrong.
Michael B. Hearn and John Bissell were sentenced to eight years in prison Monday after pleading guilty in Muscogee Superior Court to robbery of a man and woman who had allegedly sold marijuana to one of their cohorts the night before.
Assistant District Attorney Lew Barrow said the Feb. 21 robbery of Tiffany Lane and Anthony Littlefield apparently was conceived after their friend Brandon Williams bought marijuana from the couple the evening before at the Super 8 Motel, 2935 Warm Springs Road.
The couple had more marijuana and obviously had the money from the earlier sale, so the plot was hatched to take both, Barrow told Chief Judge Kenneth Followill. Co-defendant April Lamb, 25, called to set up another marijuana buy, then went to the motel and knocked on the couple's door, but when the door opened, Hearn and Bissell forced their way into the room, attacking Littlefield with brass knuckles and threatening him with a knife while Lamb occupied Lane, he said.
When the trio left with about a quarter-pound of marijuana and an undisclosed amount of money, the couple saw Brandon Williams sitting in the car in which the group left, Barrow said.
The prosecutor said the plea bargain included reducing the armed robbery charges against Hearn and Bissell to robbery and dismissing two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during a crime.
Williams is docketed for a guilty plea before Followill on Friday. Lamb's case remains active while psychological evaluations are being conducted, according to records.
Followill followed the plea bargain recommendation, ordering Hearn and Bissell to serve eight years in prison, followed by four years on probation.
Ledger Enquirer
BY JIM HOUSTON
Tue, Aug. 17, 2004
Southeast Breaking News, Sports & Crime | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Michael B. Hearn and John Bissell were sentenced to eight years in prison Monday after pleading guilty in Muscogee Superior Court to robbery of a man and woman who had allegedly sold marijuana to one of their cohorts the night before.
Assistant District Attorney Lew Barrow said the Feb. 21 robbery of Tiffany Lane and Anthony Littlefield apparently was conceived after their friend Brandon Williams bought marijuana from the couple the evening before at the Super 8 Motel, 2935 Warm Springs Road.
The couple had more marijuana and obviously had the money from the earlier sale, so the plot was hatched to take both, Barrow told Chief Judge Kenneth Followill. Co-defendant April Lamb, 25, called to set up another marijuana buy, then went to the motel and knocked on the couple's door, but when the door opened, Hearn and Bissell forced their way into the room, attacking Littlefield with brass knuckles and threatening him with a knife while Lamb occupied Lane, he said.
When the trio left with about a quarter-pound of marijuana and an undisclosed amount of money, the couple saw Brandon Williams sitting in the car in which the group left, Barrow said.
The prosecutor said the plea bargain included reducing the armed robbery charges against Hearn and Bissell to robbery and dismissing two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during a crime.
Williams is docketed for a guilty plea before Followill on Friday. Lamb's case remains active while psychological evaluations are being conducted, according to records.
Followill followed the plea bargain recommendation, ordering Hearn and Bissell to serve eight years in prison, followed by four years on probation.
Ledger Enquirer
BY JIM HOUSTON
Tue, Aug. 17, 2004
Southeast Breaking News, Sports & Crime | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
