A Piqua man pleaded guilty to the April 23 robbery of the Piqua Burger King and was sentenced to six years in prison Friday.
Steven A. Bixler, 34, was indicted by a Miami County grand jury on one count of felony aggravated robbery with a knife. Police said a man entered the Covington Avenue business around 10 p.m., displayed a knife and left with an undisclosed amount of money.
No one was injured. Bixler was arrested a short time later near the business.
He pleaded no contest in county Common Pleas Court on July 2 and was found guilty by Judge Christopher Gee. Bixler waived a pre-sentence investigation and was sentenced during the same hearing to the prison term.
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