Escambia Man Gets 15 Years For Attempted Robbery

September 10, 2011

An Escambia County man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison Friday for attempted robbery.

Judge Nickolas P. Geeker handed the sentence down on Vander Johnson as a prison releasee reoffender. He was convicted in August of principal to attempted robbery with a firearm.

On July 28, 2010, Johnson and another unknown male attempted to rob a man at a gas station near Pensacola Village. The unknown male fired a pistol at the victim as he sped off in his car. The bullet shattered the rear window and lodged in the driver’s headrest.

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One Response to “Escambia Man Gets 15 Years For Attempted Robbery”

  1. OldMarine on September 10th, 2011 5:23 am

    This was attempted Murder , the bullet ” lodged in the driver’s headrest.”

    what happened to 10-20-life ? besides the fact Johnson is a repeat offender on prison release.. bet they release him again in just a few years