Gun shop thief gets 12 years

February 6, 2009 at 3:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison for two gun shop break-ins and for unrelated aggravated robbery, breaking and entering and cocaine possession charges.

Matthew A. Clingerman, formerly of Steel Street, drew the sentence Thursday from Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Clingerman pleaded guilty to two counts each of breaking and entering and gun theft stemming from 4 a.m. break-ins on May 14 and 20, 2007, at Miller Rod and Gun, a federally licensed gun shop at 5140 Youngstown-Poland Road, Boardman.

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