I haven’t been putting the Deal of the Day stories on the blog, but I’m going to start trying.  Today’s Deal of the Day comes from Decatur, IL.

Seventeen-year-old Terrell A. Adams was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison on his guilty plea last month to one count of armed robbery for the Jan. 30 holdup of the Hard Hat Inn, 1464 E. William St.

Adams was 16, a freshman at Eisenhower High School and on juvenile probation when he held up the tavern three times between Oct. 31, 2005, and Jan. 30, 2006.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jack Ahola asked Associate Judge James Coryell to sentence Adams to 20 years in prison, noting, “I’m not sure he can ever be rehabilitated.”

Defense attorney Chris Bradley asked for the minimum sentence of six years for the Class X felony, noting that Adams had been a big help at home to his grandmother and, with the exception of the robberies, had followed the rules of his juvenile probation.

I love that last line.  Besides the armed robberies, he didn’t violate his parole, Your Honor!

And the ten year sentence isn’t a ten year sentence.  From the story:

Ahola said Adams can receive day-for-day good time in prison. With the 360 days he already has served in the county jail, Adams could be out on parole in less than four years.

Prosecution asks for 20 years, he’ll be out in four.  Oh goody.