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Man gets 30 years for robbing store
By PAUL sioNE v '
lPalestixie Herald-Pres_s |'Pos'ted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 6:19 am

A48-year-old Palestine man accused of robbing a local convenience store more than a decade ago has
been sentenced to serve 30 years in prison for the offense following a plea agreement between the
state and defendant l v '

On Monday, Ricky Lynn.Adams, 48, of Palestine was sentenced to 30 years in the lTexas Departrnent
’ o_f Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to three charges, including aggravated robbery, in connection
with the December 2001 holdup of a local convenience store.

' Adarns, who has lived in Palestine and Dallas in the past, pleaded guilty on Monday to the charges of
aggravated robbery, aggravated assault and felon in possession of a firearm before 349th State District
Judge Parn Foster Fletcher at the Anderson County Courthouse', according to Stanley Sokolowski,
assistant district attorney for Anderson County.

Adams was sentenced to 30 years on each charge, but the sentences will be served concurrently

ln addition to pleading guilty to the three local charges, Adams also pleaded “true” to having been
convicted of three previous offenses, including forgery in Dallas Coimty in 1988; burglary of a
habitation in Dallas County in 1989; and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Anderson County in
1993. '

Adams was represented by local defense attorney Dan Scarbrough.

Authorities have said Adams entered the Hon_ey Stop convenience store»in the 500 block of East.
Palestine Avenue shortly before l_ p.mi on Dec. l, 2001 and asked'to use the business’ restroom. 'Ihe
man, who was later found to be armed with a .25-caliber handgun, instead first threatened a female
employee who was in an office area of the store, demanding money, according to authorities

Afte_r the woman indicated she did not have any money, Adams then “struck her in the head with the
handgun” before proceeding back into the store area where he was able to remove $233 cash from the
register after threatening a second female employee,' according to Sokolowski.

Adams then fled from the store on foot and was apprehended a short time later by former Palestine
police officer Weldon Richards, according to the assistant district attorney. 4

Following his arrest, Adains, Who was on parole at the time, was taken back to the store where he was
positively identified by the two store employees and a Good Samaritan who had stopped to assist after
seeing the suspect fleeing from the business, Sokolowski said `

All but $43 of the stolen money was recovered by authorities, he added

Based on the new Anderson County offenses, Adams had his parole revoked and was held by the 'IDCJ _
from January 2002 through March 2007, according to Sokolowski.

At that point, Adams should have been remanded back into the custody of Anderson County authorities
to face the three new charges, but “there was no§ hold placed 'c)n»§ hi §§’and he was released the assistant
district attorney indicated

Approximately l'O'years:andtwo§months after committing the crimes, Adams was finally brought,...to
_justice~; aceordingto Sokolowski. '

“lhe ball was obviously dropped” Sokolowski said without assigning blame. “A violent offender was
walking the streets for several years.” `

Primarily due to the passage of time, the assistant district attorney said the state had to track down the
victim in the case who now resides in Arizona. Richards, the officer who captured Adarns, also no
longer works for the local police department, he added

`Sokolowski said the victim was pleased with Adams’ 30-year prison sentence

Under state law, Adams must serve at least half -- or 15 years -- of his sentence before being eligible ' _
for parole. ,

Adams was given credit for almost six years served in prison between the time of his arrest on the
charges and this week’s ’conviction, Sokolowski explained

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Paul Stone may be contacted via e-m_ail at pstone@palestineherald.com