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Robbery suspect sentenced 12 years

Published 12:01am Thursday, September 20, 2012

NATCHEZ — A Natchez man believed to have robbed an acquaintance twice in one week in February was sentenced Tuesday to serve 12 years in prison.

Adams County Circuit Court Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders handed down the sentence to John Stephen Dillard, 27, 8 Old Lewis Lane, for two counts of simple robbery.

Dillard reportedly robbed and pistol-whipped an acquaintance at Cedarhurst Apartments in February. Dillard also reportedly robbed and pistol-whipped the same man again the next day.

Dillard has prior felony convictions in Adams County, including armed robbery, felony malicious mischief and grand larceny.

He was most recently charged as the second of three suspects in the Aug. 5 robbery and assault of a North Union Street man.

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  • Anonymous

    12 years for robbery and rapists get 5! C’mon Lilly.

  • http://profiles.google.com/everette.roberts Everette Roberts

    good call lillie…………”by any means necessary”

  • http://www.facebook.com/smartypart Becky Burns

    one judge will give you probation if you rape a 13year old just saying vest 

  • http://www.facebook.com/smartypart Becky Burns

    vest vess  ves  it don,t matter how you spell it it,s still not rite
     

  • Anonymous

    People:
    Trouble, oh we got trouble,
    Right here in River City!
    With a capital “T”
    That rhymes with “P”
    And that stands for Pool,
    That stands for pool.
    We’ve surely got trouble!
    Right here in River City,
    Right here!
    Gotta figger out a way
    To keep the young ones moral after school!
    Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble

  • Anonymous

    Mindboggling isn’t it?  I guess not really,  when you see who the judge is.

  • Anonymous

    It is not all the Judge’s fault. The DA (David hall) dropped a charge stating that they could not find the victim. That they search all over for the victim, the judge asked them if they checked the county jail where the victim has been sitting for an extended time. DA was dropping charges left and right. The DA failed to file the proper paperwork to violate a person on probation that is suspected in a murder. Time to clean house at the DA office.

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