Another Man Pleads Guilty in Attacks on Jewelers in Orange County
Published on April 15, 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his part in kidnapping and robbing a jeweler in Costa Mesa and attempting to kidnap a jeweler in Yorba Linda. Leonard Antonyeo Berry pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime, attempted kidnapping to commit a robbery, kidnapping for a robbery, torture, robbery, false imprisonment and battery, all felonies, and admitted sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun and inflicting great bodily injury on a victim. Mr. Berry accepted a plea deal from Orange County Superior Court Judge Larry Yellin. Mr. Berry had 1,811 days credit for time behind bars awaiting trial....