Monday, February 13, 2012

Two Sentenced In Huntington Robbery

  • {Huntington, West Virginia}...Monday, Joshua Deel was sentenced to 30 years in prison while James Perry was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Police say Deel was the mastermind in the May 26, 2011 robbery at Java Joe's on Third Avenue in Huntington. The two, along with David Deel and Kimberly Deel, were indicted last August on first degree robbery charges. Police say Perry and David Deel walked into Java Joes pretending to be customers, and Joshua Deel went into the store, held a knife to the clerk's throat and forced him to open the machines to get the money. Joshua Deel and James Perry each pleaded guilty in December. Kimberly Deel is scheduled to make a plea next month.