An 18-year-old man who robbed and attempted to rob individuals around neighborhoods in close proximity to UC Riverside was on probation Tuesday.
Shareef Maki Pendergrass of Riverside pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree robbery and attempted robbery under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admissions, prosecutors dropped three related felony counts against Pendergrass.
Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane certified the terms of the plea bargain and imposed the stipulated sentence — three years’ probation and one year in county jail. The jail term was contingent on availability of cells in the local correctional system. There was no indication Tuesday that Pendergrass was booked into jail. The system operates under a federal court decree that every inmate must have a bed, and when there are limitations, deputies reserve beds for the most dangerous offenders, releasing others from custody…