Two men involved in robbing a person at gunpoint in the Walmart parking lot last year took plea agreements Friday.
Marco Delgado, 24, and John Wallace, 26, along with Gabriel Hill, 19, robbed a man at gunpoint in the Walmart parking lot Dec. 6, according to court documents. Walmart is located at 929 E. State. St.
Delgado and Wallace were originally charged with two counts of aggravated robbery stemming from the incident.
Marco Delgado
Delgado could spend up to five years in prison and pay up to $11,000 after pleading guilty to theft and having a weapon under disability Friday as part of a plea agreement with the Athens County Prosecutor's Office.
The agreement suggests the theft charge should be degraded to petty theft and the charge for having a weapon under a disability should be dismissed. The suggested sentence is two years and six months in prison with two years of parole, according to court documents.
He is currently on parole from a case in Gallia County. The agreement suggests the two-year parole runs concurrent to his sentence, according to court documents.
Delgado has yet to be sentenced. He could have been sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison and been ordered to pay a maximum fine of $40,000 if convicted of the original charges, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
John Wallace
Wallace could spend up to four years in prison after pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft and having a weapon under disability Friday as part of a plea agreement with the Athens County Prosecutors Office.
Misdemeanor theft holds a maximum sentence of 180 days in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000. Having a weapon under a disability charge, a third degree felony, holds a maximum sentence of five years and a maximum fine of $10,000.
The two sentences will run concurrently and Wallace can apply for judicial release after six months.
"The state opposes the release," said Chief Assistant County Prosecutor Robert Driscoll.
Wallace will be credited for the 88 days he has already served in prison.
He is eligible for post-release control once he is released, but because of the level of the offense, participating in the program is optional.
Wallace could have been sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison and ordered to pay a maximum fine of $40,000 if convicted of the original charges, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
Hill's case is still pending in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas. His trial is set to begin April 4.
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