Florida Teen Gets 15 Year Sentence For Attempted Murder
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OCALA (CBSMiami/AP) — An Ocala neighborhood is feeling safe again after a court ruling earlier this week.
A Florida teen pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge and will spent 15 years in prison for shooting his neighbor.
Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti on Tuesday ordered 17-year-old Brosnan Hart to also serve 10 years of probation after his release from prison.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports Hart's neighbor identified him as the person who knocked on his front door in February and shot him when he opened the door.
Authorities believe the shooting followed a robbery at the neighbor's apartment a day earlier.
While the neighbor didn't report the robbery, he later said Hart and three others broke into his home and took $1,400.
Hart noted that this was his first criminal offense. But the judge responded that Hart's crime is "about as serious as it can get."
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