Friday, August 26, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN
Kevin Stoffer told a judge Friday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court he was high on pills and cocaine earlier this year when he robbed a mentally challenged woman of $140 at knifepoint.
“I wasn’t in my right state of mind,” said Stoffer, 19, of Kendis Circle, sporting a tattoo on his arm that read, “Born To Be A King,” after Judge Lou D’Apolito asked him, “What kind of man are you?”
Stoffer entered guilty pleas to charges of aggravated robbery and robbery in the March 1 incident at a trailer park in Youngstown. The victim, who had trouble speaking in court, was not harmed, but in answers to questions from Judge D’Apolito, she said she was afraid when she was robbed,
Judge D’Apolito said Stoffer is potentially giving up five years of his life over $140.
“It doesn’t sound like a very smart thing, does it?” the judge asked.
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