HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) – A 21-year-old Omaha man has been given 11-to-18 years in prison for his robbery and firearms convictions in Hastings.
Tyrell Lyle was sentenced on Thursday. Lyle had pleaded no contest to three counts of robbery and one firearms charge. In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors dropped charges of attempted murder, use of a deadly weapon and two counts of terroristic threats.
Hastings authorities say Lyle and his cousin, 22-year-old Andrew Lyle, of Hastings, robbed two men on May 9 as the men were making a night deposit at a bank.
Authorities say that on the same night, the cousins entered a Hastings home, demanded money from the residents and fired shots at one when he ran.
Andrew Lyle has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial.