Man gets jail time for Barron armed robbery

Posted: Mon 11:08 PM, Feb 25, 2013

(WEAU) - A man convicted of robbing a pharmacy in Barron County has been sentenced to jail time.

Justin Pnewski, 26, from St. Paul, MN was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 3 years in prison, but the prison time was imposed and stayed. Pnewski plead guilty to robbery with threat of force in December.

Barron Police say he robbed James Pharmacy with a knife just last July, but was arrested about 4 hours after the robbery.

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