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Teen sentenced after holding up store with knife

Updated: Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 10:00 AM EDT

Krista Henery

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - A Lafayette teen has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after he admitted to holding up a Casey's General Store at knifepoint and attempting to rob a Speedway gas station less than an hour later.

Court documents said it happened June 18, 2012.

Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington said 19-year-old Braxton Baker pleaded guilty last month to robbery by means of a deadly weapon and attempted armed robbery.

Court documents state 18-year-old Benjamin Moorehouse was with Baker at the time of the incidents.

Moorehouse will stand trial in May on similar charges.

Baker will spend 2 years on probation after he's released from prison.

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