SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man has admitted to robbing a convenience store and stabbing a Springfield man in separate incidents but says he doesn’t remember committing either crime.
The Republican newspaper reports (https://bit.ly/2fnAxAz ) 36-year-old Jason Steele pleaded guilty in both cases Thursday under a provision that allows for a plea when the defendant has no recollection of the crimes.
The Monson man was immediately sentenced to serve seven to eight years for the Wilbraham robbery and stabbing last year.
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Video surveillance shows Steele committing the armed robbery of O’Connell’s Convenience Plus on April 6, 2015.
In an unrelated incident, Steele stabbed a 68-year-old man he met online for a sexual encounter several times on Sept. 10, 2015.
Steele told the judge he had no insight into why he committed the crimes.
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Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, https://www.masslive.com/news/
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