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WARREN A Niles man caught by police last March attempting to break into a safe at Huntington Bank inside a Niles Giant Eagle store received a 18-month prison sentence.
Joshua T. Huey, 33, of Williams Street, appeared Monday before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Peter J. Kontos for sentencing. Huey and his attorney Robert Kokor asked for leniency, but Kontos opted for a prison sentence after hearing the argument from assistant Prosecutor Charles Morrow, who sought for a three-year prison term.
In a prepared statement, Huey said he was disappointed, embarrassed and ashamed by his actions.
In a police report, Niles police were called after 2 a.m. March 15, 2020, to the Giant Eagle where they heard the noise of a power tool and smelled hot metal before finding a 32-year-old man, identified as Huey, attempting to use power tools to break into a safe at the Huntington Bank.