BREAKING NEWS: Torrance home invader gets maximum 55 years in prison
Torrance Superior Court Judge Hector Guzman explained that he was giving Elvin Worthey the maximum sentence he could because of a number of factors, including Worthy's criminal history and his "sinister" acts against a "helpless and unresisting victim."
Worthey was convicted of a slew of charges for breaking into a Torrance home, then confronting the resident who came home in the middle of the burglary. Worthey threatened the resident repeatedly with a gun, then took off with the car and valuables, including family heirlooms.
We'll have a full story, including the victim's statement to Guzman, later on dailybreeze.com.
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Thank you Judge Hector Guzman! 55 years to life is a great sentence for this loser! Believe me, if more judges handed out sentences like this, the South Bay will be a safe place to live and raise our children.
Thanks again Judge Hector Guzman,
Big Mo
East Side Torrance
GOOD WORK TORRANCE POLICE DEPARTMENT. It is important to note that the Torrance CSI unit was responsible for collecting the DNA evidence that lead to this man's conviction. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TPD CSI!!!!!