On January 22, 2021, the Honorable Judge Robert L. Wyatt sentenced Sidney Bland, 35, of Lake Charles.
Bland was sentenced to 25 years Department of Corrections, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, on one count armed robbery with a firearm, as well as 15 years Department of Corrections, without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, on one count possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. His sentence was ordered to run concurrent with each other.
Bland pleaded guilty on January 15, 2020 to armed robbery with a firearm and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Bland remained in jail awaiting sentencing and testified as a prosecution witness at the trial of his co-defendant.
Assistant District Attorney Charles Robinson prosecuted the case for the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office.