Two sentenced, two wait | Local News Stories
BISBEE — Two men have been sentenced in connection to a February armed robbery and drive-by shooting, while two others are set to go on trial in December. Shaquille Rice, 24, and Rashawn Avery, 22, were each sentenced July 24 to 4.5 years in prison after admitting to misconduct with a weapon. Both had prior felony convictions , making it illegal for them to possess a firearm. Rice and Avery were arrested for the Feb. 4 robbery at a Sierra Vista hotel during where guns were displayed and cash and other items were taken from three people. The next day the robbery victims spotted Rice and Avery near the Sunburst Terrace Apartments . One of the victims was the daughter of 41-year-old Jaime Montoya Olivas . According to the Sierra Vista Police Department , Olivas, his daughter, and Joseph Allen Buchanan drove to the apartments to confront Rice and Avery about the hotel incident. Buchanan and Olivas allege Avery threatened the daughter with a gun in a parking area, after which Bucha...