HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Kansas Court of Appeals Friday upheld the sentence for one of three men convicted for the burglary and theft at Westphal Jewelers in downtown Hutchinson.
41-year-old Derrick Glover had entered the plea in the case to burglary, felony theft, criminal damage to property and conspiracy to commit burglary and was sentenced to a total of 4 and a half years in prison.
He along with 36-year-old Kenya Breakfield and 46-year-old Francis Johnson were all convicted in the case. Breakfield was sentenced to two years and ten months in prison. Johnson was sentenced to two years and five months in prison.
The three were convicted of driving a stolen vehicle through the front entry way of Westphal Jewelers back on January 12, 2013 and stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise.
The three still have to pay thousands of dollars in restitution in the case.