FRANKLIN — Franklin County Superior Court 3 Judge Douglas Cummins sentenced an Edinburgh man to four years in the Indiana Department of Corrections on Thursday, March 7.
Anthony Allen was convicted by a jury on February 7 of auto theft and resisting law enforcement after he fled 16 miles in a stolen truck.
Once released, Judge Cummins ordered Allen to serve one-and-a-half years on supervised probation.
The prosecution argued to sentence Allen to the maximum term of incarceration allowable under the law, which is six-and-a-half years for putting the public and dozens of law enforcement officers in danger, damaging property, and his previous criminal record. They also pointed out that Allen “had multiple opportunities to stop and give himself up, and he didn’t.”
The Johnson County prosecutor said in a release he was pleased with Allen’s prison sentence.
“This dangerous criminal belongs where he can’t hurt people or steal from them,” Hamner said. “I hope his four years in prison teach Mr. Allen that when the police tell you to stop, you stop. Period. You don’t keep fleeing, endangering everyone else on the highway. And if you don’t stop, you’ll spend a lot of time in a metal cage where you can’t hurt anyone. Moreover, I hope Allen learns that if you want something, you work for it. That’s what the rest of us do. Stealing is for losers,” said Lance Hamner, Johnson County prosecutor.“
