BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old man waived indictment Tuesday and pleaded guilty at the Penobscot Judicial Center to robbing a city motel in August.
Caleb Church of Bangor pleaded guilty to one count of robbery.
A theft charge was dismissed in his plea agreement with the Penobscot County district attorney’s office.
District Court Judge Kevin Stitham sentenced Church to four years in prison for what the judge called “the pretty stupid crime” of robbery. The judge also sentenced Church to 32 months in prison to be served concurrently on a probation revocation motion on burglary and theft crimes committed last year. The judge also ordered Church to pay $421 in restitution.
By pleading guilty, Church admitted that about 10 p.m. Aug. 13, he went into the lobby of the Motel 6 on Hammond Street and demanded money. He threatened an employee and said he had a weapon but did not brandish one, Michael Roberts, deputy district attorney told District Court the judge.
The clerk gave Church about $421 in cash and the robber fled on foot on Hammond Street, Roberts told the judge. Church discarded his belongings, including the T-shirt he was wearing and his wallet that included his Social Security card. Police recovered them from a homeless man who found them.
Church faced up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $20,000.