A third defendant of a brutal Grass Valley home invasion robbery is accepting a plea agreement. Nevada County Assistant District Attorney Anna Ferguson says 18 year old Austin Michael Wallace , who was 17 at the time of the robbery and attack of a 73 year old Grass Valley man last December 6th, will be sentenced to 4 years in state prison.
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Grass Valley Police arrested Wallace in May after serving a search warrant that uncovered numerous weapons, thousands of dollars in cash and illegal drugs.
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Wallace is the third of five defendants to accept a plea agreement in the home invasion robbery. Ferguson says a fourth defendant is expected to accept a plea agreement next week.
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Ferguson says a preliminary hearing is also set for Elliot Roberts, the 5th defendant in the home invasion robbery, on October 2 in Nevada County Superior Court.
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Pam
This case has been sensationalized beyond belief. It's really unfortunate and unjust that some are serving sentences for something that someone else was responsible for. I have no more to say until all sentencing is complete.