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Casey's Robbery Conviction

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 08:54:25 CST
A man who robbed a Casey's in Hillsboro in July was sentenced on Wednesday. Thirty-three-year old Paul K. Henderson of Litchfield was sentenced to 11 years in prison in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the class two felony offense of robbery. According to a press release from the office of State's Attorney Chris Matoush, Henderson entered the Casey's General Store on School Street at 10:45pm on July 26th, and gave a note to the cashier demanding money and threatening harm if the cashier did not comply. The cashier gave Henderson approximately 75 dollars from the register. The Hillsboro Police Department conducted the investigation and identified Henderson after reviewing the gas station's security videos. Several days after the incident, officers found clothing at an abandoned house in Hillsboro that Henderson had been wearing the night of the robbery. According to the Police Department, officers got permission from the owner to search the house and found Henderson in a crawl space in the basement. Henderson faced an enhanced sentence range because of his prior criminal record including a previous robbery conviction. Henderson was also ordered to pay court costs plus restitution and his sentence will be followed by a three year period of mandatory supervised release. Henderson had been in continuous custody since he was arrested on August 2nd.

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