LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A 17-year-old Lincoln boy accused of two armed robberies has been sent to prison.

Lancaster County District Court records say Job Teburso was sentenced Thursday to eight to 12 years in prison. He’d pleaded no contest to a robbery charge after prosecutors dropped two related charges.

The judge had refused a defense request to move the case to juvenile court.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Teburso was 16 when he committed the crimes last August.