Marijuana robbers from Indiana to be transported to San Quentin

The sentencing hearing for two convicted out-of-state marijuana robbers was concluded Friday afternoon in the Mendocino County Superior Court.

Convicted by jury this past March of six separate felony charges, co-defendants Christopher Deuane Bradford, age 25, and Diontae Stephvon Wright, age 25, both of Indianapolis, Indiana,, were each sentenced to an identical sentence of 104 months in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

At the conclusion of the hearing, the men were ordered returned to the custody of the Sheriff for transportation to San Quentin to begin serving their time.

Because the primary conviction  – robbery in concert of an inhabited dwelling – is characterized in the Penal Code as a violent felony, the credits each defendant may attempt to earn in prison towards release are limited to no more than 15% of the total sentence imposed, meaning each of these defendants will be required to serve over 88 months in a state facility before becoming eligible for release on parole.

This case involved an armed nighttime marijuana robbery in the Brooktrails area of Willits, which included a vehicle pursuit of the crooks by the Willits Police Department through the streets and roads in and around Willits.

A third co-defendant was previously sentenced to 144 months in state prison back in April 2018.

District Attorney David Eyster noted after leaving court that all Mendocino County law enforcement agencies and he and his prosecutors will continue to vigorously investigate and prosecute each and every robbery case  – marijuana and otherwise – to the full extent of the law.

Eyster said is hopeful that the public knowledge that almost every marijuana robbers convicted in Mendocino County has been receiving lengthy state prison commitments averaging 9 to 12 years may act to deter the smart ones from agreeing to participate in such crimes.

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