Justine S. Myro, who admitted to helping rob a man last December in Mechanicsville, will not have to spend more time in prison after being sentenced Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court on charges stemming from that incident.
Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin sentenced Myro, 23, of Port Carbon, to spend nine to 23 months in prison, the sentence Assistant District Attorney Rebecca A. Elo had recommended, but granted her immediate parole because she has been on house arrest for more than a year.
"You got a break. You're not going to get another one," Dolbin told Myro. "It's not over just because you're walking out of here."
Dolbin also sentenced Myro to pay costs, $50 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account and $10 restitution to her victim, Joseph Generella, perform 40 hours community service, undergo treatment and counseling and submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.
Myro pleaded guilty Sept. 26 to robbery, theft and simple assault, with prosecutors withdrawing a second count of robbery and one of conspiracy.
Port Carbon police had charged Myro with robbing Generella on Dec. 8, 2011, at 1005 Pottsville St., Mechanicsville.
James G. Conville, Schuylkill Haven, Myro's lawyer, said his client looks forward to the counseling and treatment to help her combat her substance abuse problem.
"She still thinks ... she needs a little more help," he said.
One thing that concerned Dolbin is that Myro still needs to pay about $4,000, the costs of her house arrest. He urged her to straighten herself out and get a job.
"You have to start paying on that," Dolbin told her. "You owe that money."
Myro's co-defendant, Amanda L. Strimboulis, 24, of Hegins, pleaded guilty on April 18 to robbery, conspiracy, theft and simple assault before Dolbin, who sentenced her to serve nine to 23 months in prison plus two years consecutive probation.Defendant: Justine S. Myro
Age: 23
Residence: Port Carbon
Crimes committed: Robbery, theft and simple assault
Prison sentence: Nine to 23 months in prison