Change Adds Up to 20-Year Prison Sentence for Burglar
Joseph Dion Crosby, 44, received 20 years of straight prison time from Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James on Thursday after entering a guilty plea to charges of Burglary and Theft by Taking in two separate cases.
A Marietta man with a criminal history of breaking-in and stealing items from businesses in other counties will serve 20 years in prison after evidence linked him to a theft and burglary that took place in Douglasville five years ago, according to District Attorney David McDade. Joseph Dion Crosby, 44, received 20 years of straight prison time from Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James on Thursday after entering a guilty plea to charges of Burglary and Theft by Taking in two separate cases. According to District Attorney David McDade his office recommended the lengthy sentence because “Crosby has a lengthy criminal record and doesn’t seem to be willing to stop robbing people, so we will put him in a place where he can’t rob anyone …
