Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Henderson Robbery

RUSK COUNTY — A Henderson man was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday morning in connection with the aggravated robbery of a convenience store almost a year ago. Phillip Wayne Moss Jr., 19, was arrested July 2010 and charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony and possession of marijuana. Officials said Moss pleaded guilty before District Judge Clay Gossett Thursday morning and took “full responsibility for his conduct.”

According to previous reports, Moss used an air pistol, which resembled a firearm, threatened the clerk and demanded money from the cash register. Police officials said Moss, and an accomplice who was identified as a minor, took money from the cash register and fled. Officials had said the minor’s case was being handled through the juvenile center.