{"id":28176,"date":"2016-11-30T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T00:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28176"},"modified":"2016-11-30T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T00:04:54","slug":"man-sentenced-70-years-robberies-calls-judge-cowardly-btch-gets-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28176","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced to 70 Years for Robberies, Calls Judge &#8220;Cowardly B*tch,&#8221; Gets More Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">By WLFI Staff<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-primary-column\"><strong><span class=\"posted-on\">Published: <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-11-30T07:29:15+00:00\">November 30, 2016<\/time><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"entry-content\" class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-media-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"entry-media \"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mgtvwncn.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/steven-burns.jpg?w=497\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgtvwncn.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/steven-burns.jpg 497w, https:\/\/mgtvwncn.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/steven-burns.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/mgtvwncn.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/steven-burns.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"Steven Burns (WLFI)\" width=\"497\" height=\"271\" \/><\/strong><figcaption><strong>Steven Burns (WLFI)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n<p><strong>TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) \u2014 It was a heated day in a Tippecanoe County courtroom Tuesday, earning a convicted robber even more time behind bars.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Burns, 25, was sentenced to 70 years in prison.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/interactives.wncn.com\/photomojo\/gallery\/42763\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK TO VIEW MUGSHOT PHOTO GALLERY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier this month, a jury found him guilty of several charges, including burglary while armed with a deadly weapon, robbery resulting in bodily injury, and criminal confinement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Court documents say Burns and two other men beat and robbed an elderly couple at a home on N. 28th Street in August.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The men threatened\u00a0 the homeowners, hit the husband in the head with a gun, and got away with cash, credit cards, and valuables.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours later, the items were recovered after a brief police standoff on 30th Street.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burns, his 23-year-old brother Joseph Burns, and 27-year-old Adam Smith were arrested.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In court Tuesday, Steven Burns called Judge Steven Meyer a \u201ccowardly bitch.\u201d That earned Burns an additional 180 days in prison.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burns also refused to sign a no-contact order for the victims, so the judge had to order him not to contact them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to online court records, Joseph Burns has a change of plea hearing set for Wednesday. 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