Two North Platte men have been sentenced to prison for their role in an attempted robbery gone bad in North Platte.

Britton Renfrow and Matthew Bobo were both sentenced today in Lincoln County District Court.

Prosecutors say Renfrow, Bobo and Ethen Bentley picked up 30-year-old Benjamin Newman, near 17th Street and Sheridan Avenue, on April 11 in order to purchase methamphetamine.

When Newman pulled out a scale to weigh the drug, Renfrow allegedly pulled out a gun and told Newman to get out of the car.  When Newman tried to flee, he was shot in the leg.  Renfrow claims the gun went off accidentally, but prosecutors believe Renfrow intentionally shot Newman.

Newman went to Great Plains Regional Medical Center to get treatment for his gunshot wound and Police were contacted.  Newman’s injury was not life threatening.

Renfrow received 1 1/2 to 3 years for Possession of a Defaced firearm, and 5 to 10 years for 2nd Degree Assault.

Renfrow’s attorney, Blaine Gilett, told the Court his client was remorseful and admitted his involvement in the crime.  Judge Donald Rowlands noted the severity of the crime and the fact that Newman was seriously injured before handing down the sentence.

Bobo was convicted of Possession of a Defaced Firearm, after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors, and received a sentence of 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison.

Bentley is scheduled to appear in court on October 21, 2013.