City man gets 18 years in prison for 2008 shooting death
YOUNGSTOWN — One of three people accused of gunning down a city man during a botched robbery in 2008 will spend the next 18 years of his life in prison.
Joshua Dixon, 18, of Robinwood Place, appeared today before Judge Lou D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for sentencing on one count of involuntary manslaughter, one count of aggravated robbery and felonious assault. Dixon, in a plea agreement with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to the charges in October.
Judge D’Apolito sentenced Dixon to 10 years for the involuntary manslaughter charge, three years for the gun specification, three years for the aggravated robbery and two years for the felonious assault. The sentences are to run consecutively.
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