A Sacramento Superior Court judge sentenced two men for an armed robbery last year in which the victim, who was seeking a room to rent, was held at gunpoint inside an Elk Grove home as the robbers threatened to kill him.
On Friday, Judge Steve White sentenced Domenick Styles Lacey to 13 years in prison and Hayden Pierce Thornton to 10 years for their roles in the armed robbery, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday in a news release.
Lacey, 33, was convicted of robbery, along with enhancement for using a gun in the robbery, prosecutors said. Thornton, 32, was convicted of assault with a firearm.
The defendants’ conviction was the result of a plea deal with prosecutors reached Oct. 7, the same day jury selection was scheduled to begin in their trial, court records show.
The armed robbery occurred March 31, 2023, when the victim met with Lacey and Thornton at an Elk Grove house to discuss renting a room, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Inside the home, Lacey pinned the victim on the ground and stole cash he had at the time.