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Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges
Two Violent Felony Offenders From Westchester Sentenced On Robbery Charges Two “violent felony offenders” from Westchester are facing charges for their roles in an armed purse-snatching, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon residents Marcus White, age 29, and Brian Rivas, age 28, have both been sentenced to time in state prison in connection to a 2020 robbery. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah said White, a "persistent violent felony offender," was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on three counts of second-degree robbery after being convicted at trial. Rivas, a "predicate violent felony offender," pleaded guilty to attempted …