Bloomington man gets 8 1/2 years in prison for Constitution Trail robbery

Posted on May 19, 2017

 

Loren Ford sentenced to 8 1/2-years in prison for his guilty plea to aggravated robbery. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police.)

 

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man, who held up a woman on Constitution Trail last fall, has been sentenced to 8 1/2-years in prison for his guilty plea.

Loren Ford was carrying a BB gun when he robbed the woman and stole her cell phone on the trail in September of last year. She was not injured and police arrested Ford a short time later in Franklin Park.

Ford admitted to the crime without a deal with prosecutors on a sentence. McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski handed down the 8 1/2-year sentence after State’s Attorney Jason Chambers recommended a decade behind bars and Ford’s lawyer requested a four-year term.

Chambers said Ford’s criminal history included an attempted home invasion conviction.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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