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Escambia Man Gets 18 Years After Retail Burglary, Shooting Tree
January 11, 2014
An Escambia County man was sentenced to prison after a retail store burglary and shooting a tree.
Robert Clifton Young, Jr., was sentenced by Judge Linda Nobles to 18 years state prison with a minimum mandatory of 13 years. Young plead to the charges of possession of firearm by convicted felon, burglary of structure armed with explosives or dangerous weapon, grand theft of a firearm, and grand theft of $300 or more but less than $5,000.
On May 16, 2013, Young broke into the Foot Locker store on Navy Boulevard. He stole two firearms and various small items, but tripped the alarm on the way out. As the Pensacola Police Department was investigating and processing the scene, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to 3003 West Cervantes in reference to shots fired. Upon searching the house, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office found the items reported stolen by Pensacola Police Department. Additionally, the defendant had fired two rounds into a large tree in the front yard.
Young has a long arrest record and extensive criminal history, including battery and assault on a law enforcement officer, DUI, possession of a controlled substance and several driving charges.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets 18 Years After Retail Burglary, Shooting Tree”
18 yrs…..I’m astonished that’s all he received!!! It’s certainly different strokes for different folks around here and the court records can prove it. He should have gotten much more time that with that track record & the seriousness of that crime not to mention he’s a felon…..infact he should’ve ended up in federal court like some of the others they’ve sent their and sentenced unjustly!
@Jane,,,,didn’t you mean the ” tree strikes” law?
Florida needs to adopt the “three strikes ” law many other states use!
It is crazy that someone has the opportunity to commit this many crimes.
Guess he didn’t like the way the tree was looking at him.