Patrick Hardin, the man charged with the armed robbery of
the A/V Food Mart in Russell Springs last summer, has entered a guilty plea in
Russell Circuit Court and will receive 10 years in prison, according to court
records.
Terms of the plea state that his first degree robbery charge
be amended to second degree for a sentence of 10 years, and five years each for
his theft by unlawful taking over $500 charge and possession of a handgun by a
convicted felon charge, each to run concurrently for a total sentence of 10
years. He was also ordered to pay $700 in restitution to the business owner.
Hardin’s formal sentencing will be on October 22nd.