An ex-convict has been found guilty in a terrifying attack on an elderly couple in their home in The Villages.
Robert Connor II, 57, was found guilty Friday by a jury in Marion County Court on charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, robbery with a weapon and false imprisonment while armed. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 15.
The home invasion occurred on June 12, 2023 in the 7500 block of SE 172nd Fieldcrest Street in the Village of Calumet Grove.
The husband and wife, who today are in their 90s, had been cleaning up after breakfast on June 12, 2023, when they heard a knock at their front door. The husband, who was confined to a wheelchair due to a broken hip, was in the kitchen and his wife answered the door, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office…