Worcester man receives life sentence for residence invasion

A Worcester man was sentenced to life in jail Friday for a 2022 Fitchburg residence invasion, prosecutors stated.

Concepcion Rodriguez, 39, was sentenced to life in jail for residence invasion. He obtained extra jail time for eight different costs, the workplace of Worcester County District Legal professional Joseph Early stated in a press launch.

Rodriguez was convicted as a repeated offender, the DA stated.

Rodriguez was discovered responsible of residence invasion, two counts of armed assault with try and homicide, assault with a harmful weapon, possession of a firearm whereas committing a felony, possession of a firearm exterior work or residence, two counts of larceny lower than $1200, and possession of ammunition with out an FID card, the discharge stated.

A cost of possession of a loaded firearm was dismissed, prosecutors stated.

Rodriguez was accused of breaking right into a Fitchburg condominium in March 2022, whereas looking for somebody who didn’t reside within the residence. He fired his gun contained in the condominium and stole gadgets earlier than fleeing the scene, prosecutors stated.

One individual was inside the house through the theft. They had been unhurt, Early’s workplace stated.

“It’s our place Mr. Rodriguez was wrongfully convicted and sentenced as a routine felony. The legislation requires the defendant shall be warned of potential routine felony penalties on the time of sentencing for the qualifying offenses, and this warning was not given on both event. Moreover, the routine felony penalty is draconian and violates the defendants eighth modification rights,” Rodriguez’s legal professional, Kevin Larson, stated.

Larson plans on submitting an attraction for the “underlying convictions,” he stated.