Guilty Plea In Holloway Hostage Case....
A man has pleaded guilty to holding Lost star Josh Holloway hostage at his Hawaiian home.Ruben Royce entered a guilty plea to 34 offences as part of a deal which will see him sentenced to 30 years in prison.Royce broke into Holloway's house in October 2005, threatening the actor and his wife with a gun before stealing their wallets and their car.Prosecutor Maurice Arrisgado told the court in Honolulu that the couple feared for their lives.He says, "Basically, he was driving around looking for fancy cars, nice homes and picked certain ones for home invasion."They thought they were going to get killed. This guy was very vicious and had no hesitation in pointing the gun in their face."However, Royce's lawyers insisted their client did not know Holloway, who plays Sawyer in the hit TV show, was famous until after the robbery.The 23-year-old pleaded guilty to a variety of offences including kidnapping, first-degree robbery, burglary and autotheft. He will be sentenced on 29 April (08).
Royce went on to admit to three other robberies and last month (Jan08) he was also convicted of robbery, burglary, firearms violations and reckless endangerment stemming from a fifth incident.
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