Man Sentenced To 12 Years For 2011 Robbery

A man who allegedly robbed a cab driver in 2011 pleaded guilty to multiple charges this week and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. 

Judge Lawton McIntosh sentenced Edward Lorenzo David to 20 years, suspended upon the service of 12, followed by five years probation. 

Assistant Solicitor Allen Fretwell prosecuted the case for the state. Davis admitted to approaching a cab driver in the early morning hours of July 20, 2011 as the driver had stopped at an ATM on Poinsett Highway in Greenville. David pointed a handgun at the cab driver and demanded "everything" from the victim, who gave him a few dollars. Davis was later located by police at the Cherrydale Shopping Center nearby. 

The victim positively identified Davis as the man who robbed him. Davis was arrested with a handgun found on his person and $100 in cash. David pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery, possessing a weapon during a violent crime, as well as autobreaking and stealing a gun in unrelated crimes.