Crime & Safety
Nearby: Sayville Man Pleads Guilty to Liquor Store, 7-Eleven Armed Robberies
James Schenck is due back in court on April 2.
Update:
According to Bryan Cameron, a Sayville lawyer presenting James Schenck, Schenck has made a plea agreement with the district attorney's office that he enter Hope House Ministries, a counseling services facility in Port Jefferson, and completes a three-year program.
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Original Story:
A Sayville man has pled guilty to robbing a Sayville liquor store and an Oakdale 7-Eleven and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 2.
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James Schenck, 21, was arrested on Feb. 14, 2012 for robbing Michael’s Wines and Liquors on Feb. 10, 2012 and the 7-Eleven in the early morning hours of of Feb. 14, 2012. Police said he displayed a gun during both robberies and demanded cash from store employees.
Schenck pled guilty Feb. 28 to two counts of robbery with a firearm, C felonies; two counts of robbery in the third degree, D felonies, and two counts of petit larceny, which are A misdemeanors.
Since his arraignment on March 1, 2012, when he initially pled not guilty, he has been held on $200,000 bond/$100,000 cash bail.
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