NORWALK -- A 20-year-old man accused of using a toddler as a human shield while robbing a Norwalk liquor store clerk at gunpoint pleaded no contest to the charge Tuesday.
Jeremy Louis Gallegos entered the plea to two counts, second degree robbery and child abuse, and was promptly sentenced to eight years in state prison, said Jane Robison, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman.
The charge stemmed from a hold-up on Oct. 28, 2009, which was captured on surveillance video.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators based out of Norwalk were able to get an identification of Gallegos from the video footage, which was released to the public to help authorities track down and arrest the suspect.
Gallegos was eventually found in La Mirada and arrested Nov. 19, according to deputies.
Authorities said Gallegos was baby-sitting the three-year-old when he decided to carry out the armed robbery.
The child was not hurt, Sheriff's officials said.
Gallegos appeared at the Norwalk Superior Court Tuesday, when a court date was scheduled to be set.
He instead chose to plead no contest, considered the same as a guilty plea in criminal court, Robison said.
He was immediately remanded to state custody and given credit for the time he has served since his November arrest, court staff said.
Jeremy Louis Gallegos entered the plea to two counts, second degree robbery and child abuse, and was promptly sentenced to eight years in state prison, said Jane Robison, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's spokeswoman.
The charge stemmed from a hold-up on Oct. 28, 2009, which was captured on surveillance video.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators based out of Norwalk were able to get an identification of Gallegos from the video footage, which was released to the public to help authorities track down and arrest the suspect.
Gallegos was eventually found in La Mirada and arrested Nov. 19, according to deputies.
Authorities said Gallegos was baby-sitting the three-year-old when he decided to carry out the armed robbery.
The child was not hurt, Sheriff's officials said.
Gallegos appeared at the Norwalk Superior Court Tuesday, when a court date was scheduled to be set.
He instead chose to plead no contest, considered the same as a guilty plea in criminal court, Robison said.
He was immediately remanded to state custody and given credit for the time he has served since his November arrest, court staff said.
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