On Wednesday 20 year old Lakendrick Jarone Sonnier of Orange was sentenced to 35 years in jail after being found guilty of aggravated robbery at Whataburger. On April 8, 2015 officers responded to the Whataburger Restaurant located at 2300 MacArthur Drive in reference to an armed robbery. Witnesses said a black male entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun and demanded cash from the register. The manager recognized the subject as a former employee. An officer with the Orange Police Department spotted a vehicle leaving the area and conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 16th Street and Green Avenue. Sonnier was in the car with a handgun, mask, and an undetermined amount of money. The case was heard in Judge Dennis Powell’s courtroom. Krispin Walker represented the prosecution.
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