YOUNGSTOWN – Richard J. Armstrong Jr., 46, who underwent numerous psychological evaluations after being charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault in a 2020 incident at a Boardman hotel, was sentenced Monday to five to six years of prison.

Prosecutors last month asked Mahoning County Judge Anthony D’Apolito to give Armstrong six to seven and a half years in prison, but the judge told Armstrong he would give five to six years , as long as Armstrong has not committed any violations while waiting. for conviction.

The judge also warned Armstrong, formerly of Youngstown, that he will be on probation for 18 months to three years after he leaves prison and could return to prison for two and a half years if he does not comply with the terms. of his proof.

Armstrong is getting credit for four years and three months in custody awaiting trial, so he could be out in about nine months.

Armstrong’s charges were filed after he followed a man into the Days Inn in Boardman and forced him into his hotel room at gunpoint.

A Boardman police report said the victim told police Armstrong had two guns pointed at his head. The victim offered Armstrong money, but Armstrong did not take it. The victim was eventually able to leave the hotel room and contact Boardman police.

Armstrong pleaded guilty in October to robbery, felonious assault and felon in possession of a firearm. Other charges he faced were dismissed in exchange for his plea.