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Escambia Man Gets Life In Prison As Habitual Offender
November 17, 2012
An Escambia County man was sentenced to life in prison as a habitual felony offender.
James Allen Black III, 30, was sentenced by Judge Gary Bergosh for robbery with a weapon. He has an extensive criminal history, including convictions for battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance and escape.
Prosecutors said on May 5, 2012, the victim was walking down Cervantes Street in front of the Travel Inn when Black approached him for a cigarette light. When the victim pulled out his lighter, the defendant put a gun to his temple and demanded his money.
Once the victim gave the defendant his money, the victim ran to a nearby convenience store where he saw a Pensacola Police officer. The victim was able to give the officer a detailed description of the defendant and the jacket that the he was wearing. Officers located Black outside the Travel Inn. When the officers approached Black, they saw a jacket that matched the description from the victim.
Black admitted that the jacket was his and when officers arrested him, they found a gun on his person.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets Life In Prison As Habitual Offender”
Mick I was recently release doc has no cable tv
The sentence needs to include hard labor…make him earn those 3 meals a day, free health care, cable tv and every other amenity none of them in prison deserve..
Anyone who says this is too long for what he did needs to look at his record. Everyone of those “encounters” with the law were his choice, and a warning to him of what might happen if he continued on this path. He chose to continue robbing and carrying a firearm. Judge Bergosh just protected every one of this career criminal’s potential victims. He was carrying a gun and threatening – it was only a matter of time (probably a short time) until he used it on someone. Thanks, Judge, for doing the right thing!
I hope he stays in jail a long time. he has a long crimenal history is not going to change.
hopefully a short one