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Teen sent to prison for aiding store robbery
Posted: 01.06.2010 at 8:01 AM
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WATERLOO, IOWA (AP) -- A 19-year-old Waterloo man has received a 25-year prison sentence for allegedly aiding in the robbery of a convenience store.
Cody Lee Thomas was convicted of first-degree robbery for allegedly scouting a Waterloo convenience store and then providing a semiautomatic rifle to another man for use in robbing the store on Aug. 10.
According to prosecutors, Thomas gave Teijae Scott the rifle and later went to a Kum & Go with T.J. Marquand to scout the store. After leaving, he allegedly called Scott and gave him the go-ahead for the robbery.
Authorities say Thomas and Marquand initially told police they didn't know Scott. However, investigators later found a cell phone video showing both Scott and Thomas with the rifle.
Marquand pleaded to a reduced charge and testified for the prosecution at Thomas' trail. Scott's trial is pending.
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