A violent home invasion at a south Sacramento house, which also operated as an illegal gambling den, resulted in extremely long prison sentences for two men involved. John Edward Blount, 51, was sentenced to 301 years to life, while Eddie Lee White, 37, received 40 years and eight months.
The case stemmed from a January 2018 robbery and concluded with jury verdicts late last year. Judge Michael Sweet cited the robbery’s violence, the defendants’ criminal histories, and multiple sentencing enhancements when imposing the lengthy terms, as reported by The Sacramento Bee.
A jury on Nov. 21, 2025, found Blount and White guilty on six counts of robbery and three counts of attempted robbery, and Blount was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office press release. Prosecutors told jurors the men were armed and that multiple victims were physically assaulted during the break in. The press release noted that a sentencing date was set once the guilty verdicts came in…