One of the five defendants who admitted taking part in the violent robbery of Foodland on MacCorkle Avenue in 2014 failed out of a program designed for youthful offenders that he was sentenced to attend.
Ricky Patterson, 19, was sentenced to spend time in the Anthony Center in June after he admitted being paid $30 to enter the Kanawha City store and serve as a lookout while others robbed the store. A store clerk was shot during the robbery.
On Wednesday, Patterson, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, appeared again before Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit. Prosecutors said he was "deemed unfit" for the Anthony Center program, which lasts between six months and two years.
Tabit said she was concerned Patterson was trying to manipulate the court system. If she were to sentence him to prison Wednesday, he would immediately be eligible for parole.
Instead, the judge handed down a sentence of five years home confinement. She also ordered he take part in Kanawha County's Day Report program.
The charge Patterson pleaded guilty to carried a possible one to five year jail sentence.
Alisyn Proctor, 20, who pleaded guilty to assault during the commission of a felony, was also sentenced to the Anthony Center.
Her brother, John Proctor II, asked Tabit to sentence him to the youthful offender program, but he was sentenced to 80 years in jail.
Levi Lanham, 18, was sentenced to 20 years for first-degree robbery, and Telisa McCauley, 23, was given a 25-year sentence for the same charge.
Shawna Sampson was shot in the chest while opening the door to the store's office. She said during the June sentencing hearing that she had recently returned to work on light duty and still had problems breathing.
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